Mark Bostridge

The definitive biography of one of Britain's most iconic heroines, reissued for the 200th anniversary. Whether honoured and admired or criticised and ridiculed, Florence Nightingale has invariably been misrepresented and misunderstood. As the Lady with the Lamp, ministering to the wounded and dying of the Crimean War, she offers an enduring image of sentimental appeal and one that is permanently...

From Normandy to the Caribbean Islands, this innovative biographical pursuit follows Adèle Hugo on her reckless journey of unrequited love – and the writer who chased after her more than 150 years later. It's 1863. The daughter of the most famous writer in the world, Victor Hugo, who has ambitions as a writer and composer, suddenly leaves her family’s home...

Profound, shattering and utterly immersive — Frances Wilson Blurring the edges of biography and autobiography, Bostridge displays a profound empathy for Adele, even at her most baffling and elusive — Literary Review In this unforgettably shattering memoir, In Pursuit of Love, Mark Bostridge finds himself haunted by the daughter of Victor Hugo. More than a century after her mysterious disappearance,...