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Book SynopsisThe authorized biography of a literary legend, written with unique access to all of Sassoon's previously unseen papers. âUnmistakably the best thing anybody has ever written about Sassoonâ D. J. Taylor, Independent
Trade Review'Sassoon is the ultimate ambiguous man, and Egremont does him full justice . . . he has honoured him with a biography of subtle affection and truth' Sebastian Barry,
Financial Times 'Egremont's work outclasses his predecessors . . . this is an outstanding and original biography' Max Hastings,
Daily Telegraph 'Unmistakably the best thing anybody has ever written about Sassoon' D J Taylor,
Independent ‘Egremont’s work outclasses its predecessors . . . This is an outstanding and original biography’ Max Hastings,
Daily Telegraph‘Sassoon is the ultimate ambiguous man, and Egremont does him full justice . . . he has honoured him with a biography of subtle affection and truth’ Sebastian Barry,
Financial Times‘Unmistakably the best thing anybody has ever written about Sassoon’ D. J. Taylor,
Independent‘Comprehensive and perceptive . . . Egremont has produced a thorough, sympathetic, balanced, engrossing account’ Alan Judd,
Spectator‘Egremont is the first biographer to gain unimpeded access to the poet’s previously unseen papers . . . Like a great arc-light, this biography illuminates a room previously lit by torches’ John Stuart Roberts,
Sunday Times
