Peter Fiennes

Essential reading Helen Morales Fiennes is a brilliant and generous guide through Greece Observer What do the Greek myths mean to us today? It’s now a golden age for these tales – they crop up in novels, films and popular culture. But what’s the modern relevance of Theseus, Hera, and Pandora? Were these stories ever meant for children? And what’s...

From the coast of Normandy to the Côte d’Azur, along the banks of the Seine to the Alps – the ultimate literary tour of France. Travelling in a loop around France, from Le Havre to Paris, Peter Fiennes explores France’s sense of its own people, place and identity through some of its greatest writers and artists. Moving between the centuries,...

The Greek myths have held a place in the popular imagination for centuries. Yet while the stories may be timeless, their original setting is not. Peter Fiennes travels to the sites of some of the most famous Greek myths, on the trail of hope, beauty and a new way of seeing what we have done to our world. He starts...