{"product_id":"jan-morris-a-life-breathtakingly-good-michael-palin-9780571379453","title":"Jan Morris: A Life - 'Breathtakingly good.' Michael Palin","description":"\u003cp\u003eA captivating authorised biography of the legendary writer Jan Morris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful.'\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Theroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant.' \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb.' \u003c\/b\u003eColin Thubron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathtakingly good.'\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Palin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating authorised biography of the legendary writer Jan Morris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe was the twentieth century. Who wouldn't want to write her biography?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, she became the most famous journalist in the world. So began a glittering career covering the Eichmann trial, interviewing Che Guevara and scooping the story of Suez collusion. Morris transitioned in the early seventies and documented the experience in \u003ci\u003eConundrum\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a pioneer and her books, including \u003ci\u003eVenice\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003ePax Britannica\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, have inspired readers across the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, renowned travel writer and biographer Sara Wheeler uncovers the complexity of this twentieth-century icon to reveal a mosaic of contradictions. Morris's work conjured the spirit of place, yet her late masterpiece \u003ci\u003eTrieste\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates 'the meaning of nowhere'; she was a Welsh nationalist who wasn't Welsh; a preacher of kindness with a cruel side. This is a portrait of an astonishing life, and a scintillating story of longing, travel and never reaching home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571379453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 07 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSara Wheeler is an award-winning and internationally bestselling travel writer and biographer, and a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio; like Jan Morris, she has spent half her working life on the road. Her eleven books include \u003ci\u003eTerra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a contributing editor of the \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Sara Wheeler (Freelance)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48979754352857,"sku":"9780571379453","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780571379453.jpg?v=1784470291","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/jan-morris-a-life-breathtakingly-good-michael-palin-9780571379453","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}