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Avowed Intent
Frank Pakenham, the seventh Earl of Longford, was born in 1905 and has been at, or near, the epicentre of the British social and political life for most of the 20th century. In this, his autobiography, he looks back on his career with humour and humility, reflecting the contradictory nature of his background and interests. He covers his years as a socialite with the Astors at Cliveden in the 1920s; his political career as a Labour minister in the Attlee and Wilson governments; his fame, even his notoriety as a crusader against pornography and on behalf of penal reform and the treatment of young offenders. Lord Longford has known some of the most famous names of the 20th century, and the book contains personal insights about the writers in his own family, including Thomas Pakenham, Antonia Fraser, Rachel Billington and Elizabeth Longford.
Peace by Ordeal
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The Search for Peace
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The Treaty
On the morning of 11 October 1921, the world's media watched as Michael Collins, leader of the 'Irish murder gang', bounded through the door of 10 Downing Street. Moments later, he shook hands with the British Prime Minister. So began the first day of the most important political negotiations in modern Anglo-Irish history. Nearly two months later, in the early hours of 6 December 1921, the talks culminated in the signing of what in Ireland is known simply as 'the Treaty' - a document that had been designed to end one violent conflict, but which soon gave rise to another. A century on from its signing, award-winning journalist Gretchen Friemann has produced a gripping account of the tense and protracted negotiations between the Irish and British delegations, shining a fresh light on the complex politics and high-stakes bargaining that produced the agreement. A stunningly vivid piece of narrative history that resonates across the intervening century to the age of Brexit, The Treaty is a must-read for anyone who wishes to understand modern Ireland and the enduring complexities of British-Irish relations.
Kennedy
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My History
The childhood and early life memoir of Antonia Fraser, one of our finest narrative historians. Antonia Fraser's magical memoir describes growing up in the 1930s and '40s, but its real concern is with her growing love of history. A fascination that began with reading Our Island Story and her evacuation to an Elizabethan manor house at the beginning of the Second World War soon developed into an enduring passion, becoming, in her own words, 'an essential part of the enjoyment of life'. My History follows Antonia's relationship with her family: she was the eldest of eight children. Her parents Frank and Elizabeth Pakenham, later Lord and Lady Longford, were both Labour politicians. Then there are her adventures as a self-made debutante before Oxford University and a fortunate coincidence that leads to her working in publishing. It closes with the publication of her first major historical work, Mary Queen of Scots - a book that became a worldwide bestseller. Told with inimitable humour and style, this is an unforgettable account of one person's journey towards becoming a writer - and a historian.
Peace by Ordeal
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Meetings With Remarkable Trees
Thomas Pakenham's beautifully illustrated, bestselling book of tree portraits. With this astonishing collection, Thomas Pakenham produced a new kind of tree book. The arrangement owes little to conventional botany. The sixty trees are grouped according to their own strong personalities: Natives, Travellers, Shrines, Fantasies and Survivors. From the ancient native trees, many of which are huge and immeasurably old, to the exotic newcomers from Europe, the East and North America, MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE TREES captures the history and beauty of these entrancing living structures. Common to all these trees is their power to inspire awe and wonder. This is a lovingly researched book, beautifully illustrated with colour photographs, engravings and maps - a moving testimonial to the Earth`s largest and oldest living structures.
Eamon de Valera
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