{"product_id":"fires-which-burned-brightly-a-life-in-progress","title":"Fires Which Burned Brightly","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A wise and heartfelt piece of writing' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Witty' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Wry and reflective . . . a soulful look at a life in words' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ei PAPER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A wonderful portrait of an age, and of a writer' \u003cb\u003eRORY STEWART, author of \u003ci\u003ePolitics on the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Utterly fascinating' \u003cb\u003eDAVID KYNASTON, author of \u003ci\u003eA Northern Wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'S\u003c\/i\u003ehot through with the kind of depth and detail that can only come from a masterful writer finally turning his pen to his own life. Fresh, wise and finely-wrought' \u003cb\u003eALICE WINN, author of \u003ci\u003eIn Memoriam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'As charming and funny in schoolboy episodes as he is thought-provoking in the darker environs of mental health, Sebastian Faulks is always resonant, civilised and sane' \u003cb\u003eMARK KNOPFLER\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e***\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFires Which Burned Brightly\u003c\/i\u003e, Faulks, a reluctant memoirist, offers readers a series of detailed snapshots from a life in progress. They include a post-war rural childhood - 'cold mutton and wet washing on a rack over the range' - the booze-sodden heyday of Fleet Street and a career as one of the country's most acclaimed novelists.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There are not one, but two daring escapes from boarding school; the delirium of a jetlagged American book tour; the writing of \u003ci\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/i\u003e in his brother's house in 1992; and memorable trips across the channel to France. Politics, psychiatry and frustrated ventures into the world of entertainment are analysed with patience and rueful humour.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book is driven by a desire 'to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.' It ends with a tribute to Faulks's parents and a sense of how his own generation was shaped by the disruptive power of war and its aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSharply perceptive and alive with a generous wit, \u003ci\u003eFires Which Burned Brightly\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of subtle yet profound intelligence and warmth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR SEBASTIAN FAULKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Faulks writes with great emotional authority'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A prodigiously talented writer'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Faulks is beyond doubt a master' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The most impressive novelist of his generation'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Fires Which Burned Brightly : A Life in Progress","offer_id":46450154635461,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-80495-282-5.jpg?v=1782334995","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/fires-which-burned-brightly-a-life-in-progress","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}