Another extraordinary work of history by the author of PILATE.
Ann Wroe is the Briefings and Obituaries editor of The Economist. She is the author of six previous works of non-fiction, including Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Award and the W.H. Smith Award. She lives in north London.
Extraordinary... Perkin is a masterclass in how biography can
breathe life into the darkest and most inert pockets of the
past
*Guardian*
An unforgettable book... The best book I have ever reviewed in
these pages
*Mail on Sunday*
Gripping... With Perkin, Wroe has breathed new life into an obscure
figure
*Daily Mail*
A book that captures the temper of an age
*Financial Times*
Rewards every moment of attention
*Sunday Telegraph*
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