Adam Sisman

Asa Briggs’s energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame, he was one of the best-known historians of his generation, his name on a cover a guarantee of substantial sales. From humble beginnings in the back streets of Keighley, he rose to become a...

Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man; yet some aspects of his subject remained hidden. Nowhere was this more so than in his private life. Apparently content in his marriage, the novelist conducted a...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SECRET LIFE OF JOHN LE CARRÉ 'A fine and serious biography which, on page after page, has made me laugh out loud' Sunday Telegraph 'It is a long time since I have enjoyed a book as much as this one' Robert Harris, Sunday Times 'It is impossible to praise Sisman's biography too highly' A.N. Wilson,...