{"product_id":"evelyn-waugh-9781250143297","title":"Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA completely fresh view of one of the most gifted--and fascinating--writers of our time, the enigmatic author of \u003ci\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGraham Greene hailed Evelyn Waugh as \"the greatest novelist of my generation,\" and in recent years Waugh's reputation has only grown. Now, half a century after Waugh's death in 1966, with \u003ci\u003eEvelyn Waugh\u003c\/i\u003e, Philip Eade has delivered a hugely entertaining biography that is both authoritative and full of new information, some of it sensational. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on extensive unseen primary sources, Eade's book sheds new light on many of the key phases and themes of Waugh's life: his difficult relationship with his embarrassingly sentimental father; his formative homosexual affairs at Oxford; his unrequited love for various Bright Young Things; his disastrous first marriage; his momentous conversion to Roman Catholicism; his unconventional yet successful second marriage; his checkered wartime career; and his shattering nervous breakdown. Along the way, we come to understand not only Waugh's complex relationship with the aristocracy, but also the astonishing power of his wit, and the love, fear, and loathing that he variously inspired in others. Waugh was famously difficult, and Eade brilliantly captures the myriad facets of his character, even as he casts new light on the novels that have dazzled generations of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePHILIP EADE\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a criminal barrister, English teacher, and journalist. His first book, \u003ci\u003eSylvia, Queen of the Headhunters\u003c\/i\u003e, was runner-up for the Biographers' Club Prize, and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' Editors' Pick; his second, \u003ci\u003ePrince Philip\u003c\/i\u003e, became a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador Paper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333789290770,"sku":"9781250143297","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20062297-80df-41ac-9d31-b0cf00fba5ae.jpg?v=1727877470","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/evelyn-waugh-9781250143297","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}