One of the most controversial biographies of recent times is now published inits paperback edition. A muchloved public persona <strong>Betjeman</strong>s person... » 

One of the most controversial biographies of recent times is now published inits paperback edition. A muchloved public persona Betjemans personal lifewas marked by contradictions doubts and guilt. Wilsons portrait of him is thefirst to draw on a vast archive of personal material including hundreds ofletters written by his wife about their turbulent life together. Terrific...Wilsons book zeroes in on Betjemans struggles with his faith which heplaces dead centre of his life and work and on his family difficulties anddoes so with extraordinary imaginative sympathy Spectator «