'The stature of Edwin Lutyens as an artist is beyond dispute; what remains tantalising is the psychology of that extraor
Jane Ridley is Professor of History at Buckingham University, where she teaches an MA course on biography. Her books include The Young Disraeli, acclaimed by Robert Blake as definitive; a highly praised study of the architect Edwin Lutyens and his relationship with his troubled wife, which won the Duff Cooper Prize; and Victoria, a short life written for the Penguin Monarchs series. Her most recent full biography, Bertie- A Life of Edward VII was a Sunday Times bestseller and one of the most critically acclaimed books of its year. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Ridley writes book reviews for the Spectator and other newspapers, and has also appeared on radio and several television documentaries. She lives in London and Scotland.
The stature of Edwin Lutyens as an artist is beyond dispute; what
remains tantalising is the psychology of that extraordinary man.
Jane Ridley analyses his character and investigates his
misdemeanours and the tragedy of his marriage with unsentimental
acuity to create a compelling new biography of Britain's greatest
architect
*Gavin Stamp*
Jane Ridley's picture of the times is engrossingly full. Her story
moves fast, the detail is well chosen, the architectural writing
vigorous...a rich and enjoyable book
*Financial Times*
Her remorselessly intelligent take on Lutyens is strangely
uplifting...a beguilingly obdurate love story...What a complex man,
what an architect - and what a good book
*Independent*
This is an outstandingly good book, the best biography of an
architect that I, at least, have ever read and as sad a story as
Ford's The Good Soldier
*Spectator*
Jane Ridely makes us admire his passion, his education, his
dedication, his integrity. This is a truly excellent biography,
sympathetic but not uncritical, always interesting and at times
absolutely gripping
*New Statesman*
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