‘A compelling new biography . . . superbly researched’ Daily Express
‘[A] well-researched, enjoyable book . . . fair-minded and revealing’ Jane Ridley, The Oldie
‘This impeccably researched joint biography is an enthralling portrait of two complex individuals whose public and private lives were somewhat inextricably entwined’ Daily Mail
‘Everything a top-notch biography should be’ Budapest Times
‘A hugely entertaining and readable royal biography’ Yorkpress.co.uk
‘Well-written and reads very easily . . . a valuable warts and all portrait of a couple who were centre stage in British public life for some sixty years. Recommended’ The Naval Review
‘Dares to go where no other Mountbatten biography has gone before’ The Lady
Praise for Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess
‘An abundance of vivid detail . . . a matchless and splendidly exciting read’ The Times
‘An astonishing piece of research’ Sunday Times
‘A superb biography more riveting than a spy novel’ Sunday Telegraph
‘A remarkable and definitive portrait’ Frederick Forsyth
‘A superb biography . . . Brilliantly told’ Evening Standard
‘Exhaustively researched and absorbing’ New Statesman
‘Shrewd, thorough, revelatory’ William Boyd
Praise for John Buchan: The Presbyterian Cavalier
‘An affectionate, admirably well-researched study from an intelligent biographer. Well worth reading’ Daily Mail
‘Andrew Lownie has brought this most extraordinary man to life in a way no previous writer has’ Independent
‘Fascinating reading’ The Scotsman
‘Thorough and lucid’ New York Times