{"product_id":"fires-which-burned-brightly-by-sebastian-faulks-9781804952825","title":"Fires Which Burned Brightly","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new, wise, and warmly funny work of memoir from bestselling novelist Sebastian Faulks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A wise and heartfelt piece of writing'\u003c\/em\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Witty'\u003c\/em\u003e INDEPENDENT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Wry and reflective . . . a soulful look at a life in words'\u003c\/em\u003e i PAPER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A wonderful portrait of an age, and of a writer'\u003c\/em\u003e RORY STEWART, author of \u003cem\u003ePolitics on the Edge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Utterly fascinating'\u003c\/em\u003e DAVID KYNASTON, author of \u003cem\u003eA Northern Wind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Shot 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'\u003c\/em\u003e ALICE WINN, author of \u003cem\u003eIn Memoriam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\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'\u003c\/em\u003e MARK KNOPFLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFires Which Burned Brightly\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are not one, but two daring escapes from boarding school; the delirium of a jetlagged American book tour; the writing of \u003cem\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSharply perceptive and alive with a generous wit, \u003cem\u003eFires Which Burned Brightly\u003c\/em\u003e is a work of subtle yet profound intelligence and warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR SEBASTIAN FAULKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Faulks writes with great emotional authority'\u003c\/em\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A prodigiously talented writer'\u003c\/em\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Faulks is beyond doubt a master'\u003c\/em\u003e FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The most impressive novelist of his generation'\u003c\/em\u003e SUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47754140549356,"sku":"9781804952825","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804952825-fires-which-burned-brightly.jpg?v=1781657850","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/fires-which-burned-brightly-by-sebastian-faulks-9781804952825","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}