{"product_id":"9780241963265","title":"Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self - Claire Tomalin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamuel Pepys \u003c\/i\u003eis the astonishing biography by bestselling author Claire Tomalin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2002 WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Immaculately well done. Tomalin has managed to unearth a wealth of material about the uncharted life of Samuel Pepys'  Craig Brown, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sex, drink, plague, fire, music, marital conflict, the fall of kings, corruption and courage in public life, wars, navies, public execution, incarceration in the Tower: Samuel Pepys's life is full of irresistible material, and Claire Tomalin seizes it with both hands. Fast, vivid, accessible'  Hermione Lee, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rich, thoughtful and deeply satisfying account. It takes us behind and beyond the diary - which means that, on finishing it, we can reread the diary with greater pleasure and understanding then ever before'  Noel Malcolm, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In Claire Tomalin, Pepys has found the biographer he deserves. Her perceptive, level-headed book finally restores to the life of the diarist its weight and dignity'  Lisa Jardine, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A great achievement and a huge pleasure. A vivid chronicle of contemporary history seen through the all too human preoccupations of this ordinary and extraordinary man'  Diana Souhami, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCharles Dickens: A Life \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Invisible Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, this celebrated biography casts new light on the remarkable diaries of Pepys and brings his story vividly to life once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Tomalin is the award-winning author of eight highly acclaimed biographies, including: \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShelley and His World\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eKatherine Mansfield: A Secret Life; The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens; Mrs Jordan's Profession; Jane Austen: A Life; Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self; Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eCharles Dickens: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e. A former literary editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, she is married to the playwright and novelist Michael Frayn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\/Width\/Depth (mm): \u003c\/strong\u003e198\/129\/35\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599229862115,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9780241963265.jpg?v=1712670901","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780241963265","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}