{"title":"Philip Ayres","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the compelling works of \u003cem\u003ePhilip Ayres\u003c\/em\u003e, a distinguished author renowned for his meticulously researched biographies that bring historical figures to life. With a keen eye for detail and an engaging narrative style, Ayres captures the essence of his subjects, providing readers with both an educational and enjoyable journey through history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured in this collection are such acclaimed titles as \u003cem\u003eFortunate Voyager\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePrince Of The Church\u003c\/em\u003e. These works fall under the Biography \u0026amp; Memoir category, where Ayres excels at weaving together the intricate threads of his subjects' lives with the broader historical contexts in which they lived. Each biography is a testament to his dedication to uncovering the richness of the past and presenting it in a manner that is both accessible and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a history enthusiast or simply in search of a captivating read, Philip Ayres' books offer a window into the past that is both enlightening and engaging, promising insights into the extraordinary lives of significant historical figures.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fortunate-voyager-by-philip-ayres-9780522862072","title":"Fortunate Voyager","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne life, many roles – soldier, brilliant barrister, High Court judge, Governor-General, Australian diplomat, mediator in Northern Ireland, member of the first war crimes tribunal since Nuremberg and Tokyo, head of UN and Commonwealth missions to crisis zones from Cambodia to Burma to Bangladesh. Sir Ninian Stephen is the recipient of five knighthoods and the most honoured Australian in history. Yet, precisely because so much of his work was international, it has rarely received the notice it deserves in his home country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this, the first whole-of-life biography of the subject, Philip Ayres traces Stephen's early life in Scotland, England, and around continental Europe. From Edinburgh and the Highlands to the spa towns of France and Germany, from the ski runs above Montreux to the Nuremberg Rally of 1938, including the details of his education at outstanding British and Swiss schools and his highly unorthodox 'family' life as an only child with an absent father. The details of which, like so much here, have never previously been revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll this constitutes the unknown Ninian Stephen, and yet so much else in this book is new – the wartime Stephen, the barrister, \u003cem\u003eFortunate Voyager\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46371860709612,"sku":"9780522862072","price":59.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3755263482374.jpg?v=1744813168"},{"product_id":"prince-of-the-church-by-philip-ayres-9780522853735","title":"Prince Of The Church","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrince of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e is the first biography of Cardinal Moran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoran and his conflict-ridden worlds come alive as Philip Ayres exploits sixty-one years of unpublished diaries. He reveals a man of contradictions—self-contained, private, hard of access, yet forceful and determined in pursuit of his ends; pious and devout, yet proud, ambitious, and ruthless with his enemies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the first cardinal appointed to Australia, Patrick Francis Moran (1830-1911) gave his Church a strength of leadership and authority not seen again in a Sydney archbishop for a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ireland in 1830, Moran was brought up in Rome and witnessed the Roman Revolution of 1848, including the momentous and violent events of the risorgimento, the movement for Italian unity. The sounds of exploding hand-bombs and anti-clerical demonstrations broke the quiet of his archival researches into Irish ecclesiastical history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1866 he returned to Ireland and in 1872 was made Bishop of Ossory (at Kilkenny). As the movement for Home Rule and land reform became revolutionary and violent, Moran was pressured into articulating an increasingly radical nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAppointed Archbishop of Sydney in 1884, he was promoted to Cardinal the following year. He was prominent in the movement for Federation, running for election to the 1897-98 Federal Convention, and influenced the policy direction of the Labour Party under John Watson. Moran spoke out forcefully on moral and religious issues, relishing the sectarian print wars he often started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrince of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e is a definitive account of Cardinal Moran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46377182527724,"sku":"9780522853735","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3671893482374.jpg?v=1744831950"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/philip-ayres.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}