 | |
  | |
| Searching ... |
| 0 % | ||
Books by Laura Thompson
  | | The Last Landlady an English Memoir (Paperback Or Softback) by Laura Thompson Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2020 by Unbound ISBN-13: 978-1-78352-845-5, ISBN: 1-78352-845-1 "Award-winning biographer Laura Thompson pays homage to the English pub through the remarkable story of her grandmother, the first woman in England to be given a publican's licence in her own name" |
 | | Life in a Cold Climate(1st Edition) Nancy Mitford; The Biography by Laura Thompson Hardcover, 444 Pages, Published 2019 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-64313-303-4, ISBN: 1-64313-303-9 "New York Times bestselling author Laura Thompson turns her eye to the iconic and enigmatic Nancy Mitford.Nancy Mitford was, in the words of her sister Lady Diana Mosley, “very complex.” Her highly autobiographical early work, the biographies and novels of her more mature French period, her journalism, and the vast body of letters to her family, to friends such as Evelyn Waugh, and to the great love of her life, Gaston Palewski, all tell ..." |
 | | A Different Class of Murder by Laura Thompson Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2018 by Head Of Zeus ISBN-13: 978-1-78854-383-5, ISBN: 1-78854-383-1 "On November 7, 1974, a nanny named Sandra Rivett was bludgeoned to death in a Belgravia basement. A second woman, Veronica, Countess of Lucan, was also attacked. The man named in court as perpetrator of these crimes, Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, disappeared in the early hours of the following morning. The case, solved in the eyes of the law, has retained its fascination ever since. Laura Thompson, acclaimed biographer of Aga ..." |
 | | Take Six Girls The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2016 by Head Of Zeus ISBN-13: 978-1-78497-089-5, ISBN: 1-78497-089-1 "'Wonderfully readable ... Emphasises their sheer extraordinariness and celebrates them' MAIL ON SUNDAY. The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald Mosley; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot herself in the head when Britain declared war on Germany; the fifth was a member of the American Communist Party; the sixth became Duchess of Devons ..." |
 | | A Different Class of Murder by Laura Thompson Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2014 by Head Of Zeus ISBN-13: 978-1-78185-536-2, ISBN: 1-78185-536-6 "On 7 November 1974, a nanny named Sandra Rivett was bludgeoned to death in a Belgravia basement. A second woman, Veronica, Countess of Lucan, was also attacked. The man named in court as perpetrator of these crimes, Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, disappeared in the early hours of the following morning. The case, solved in the eyes of the law, has retained its fascination ever since. Laura Thompson, acclaimed biographer of Agat ..." |
 | | Agatha Christie a Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson Softcover, Published by Headline Publishing Group ISBN-13: 978-1-4722-6956-0, ISBN: 1-4722-6956-X |
 | | The Six(Reprint) The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2017 by Picador Paper ISBN-13: 978-1-250-09954-9, ISBN: 1-250-09954-4 "AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Riveting. The Six captures all the wayward magnetism and levity that have enchanted countless writers without neglecting the tragic darkness of many of the sisters’ life choices and the savage sociopolitical currents that fueled them.” – Tina Brown, The New York Times Book Review The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fasci ..." |
 | | Life in a Cold Climate(Illustrated) Nancy Mitford - a Portrait of a Contradictory Woman by Laura Thompson Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2003 by Headline Review Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-7472-4574-2, ISBN: 0-7472-4574-6 "Drawing on Mitford's highly autobiographical early novels - as well as the biographies and novels of her more mature French period, her journalism and the vast body of letters to her sisters, lovers and friends such as Evelyn Waugh and Cyril Connolly - Thompson has put together a portrait of a courageous and contradictory woman: a woman who expressed anti-feminist views while living a life of financial and emotional independence; a woma ..." |
 | | Agatha Christie(1st Edition) A Mysterious life by Laura Thompson, Agatha Christie Hardcover, 544 Pages, Published 2018 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-68177-653-8, ISBN: 1-68177-653-7 "AN EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD FINALISTThe author of the New York Times bestselling The Six now turns her formidable biographical skills to the greatest crime writer in the world, Agatha Christie. It has been one hundred years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. A brilliant and award winning biographer, Laura Thompson now turns her sharp eye to Agatha Christie. Arguably the greatest crime wr ..." |
 | | The Six(1st Edition) The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2016 by St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 978-1-250-09953-2, ISBN: 1-250-09953-6 "AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Riveting. The Six captures all the wayward magnetism and levity that have enchanted countless writers without neglecting the tragic darkness of many of the sisters' life choices and the savage sociopolitical currents that fueled them." - Tina Brown, The New York Times Book Review The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fasci ..." |
 | | Life in a Cold Climate Nancy Mitford - The Biography (Paperback) by Laura Thompson Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2020 by Head Of Zeus, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-78954-266-0, ISBN: 1-78954-266-9 "Drawing from these, as well as conversations with Mitford's two surviving sisters and colleagues, prize-winning author Laura Thompson has fashioned a portrait of a contradictory and courageous woman." |
 | | Agatha Christie(1st Edition) A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 2019 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-64313-151-1, ISBN: 1-64313-151-6 "The author of the New York Times bestselling The Six now turns her formidable biographical skills to the greatest crime writer in the world, Agatha Christie. It has been one hundred years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. A brilliant and award winning biographer, Laura Thompson now turns her sharp eye to Agatha Christie. Arguably the greatest crime writer in the world, Christie's boo ..." |
 | | The Last Landlady An English Memoir by Laura Thompson Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2018 by Unbound International Edition ISBN-13: 978-1-78352-502-7, ISBN: 1-78352-502-9 "Laura Thompson’s grandmother Violet was one of the great landladies. Born in a London pub, she became the first woman to be given a publican’s license in her own name and, just as pubs defined her life, she seemed to embody their essence.Laura spent part of her childhood in her grandmother's Home Counties establishment, mesmerised by the landlady's gift for creating the mix of the everyday and the theatrical that defined the pub’s atmos ..." |
 | | Life in a Cold Climate Nancy Mitford the Biography by Laura Thompson Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2015 by Head Of Zeus ISBN-13: 978-1-78408-229-1, ISBN: 1-78408-229-5 "A much-praised biography of the most brilliant of the Mitford sisters, who dazzled and scandalized interwar high society with their wit and sometimes controversial lifestyles Nancy Mitford was, in the words of her sister Lady Diana Mosley, "very, very complex." Her biographies and novels, her journalism, and the vast body of letters to her family, friends such as Evelyn Waugh, and to the great love of her life, Gaston Palewski, all tell ..." |
 | | The Bettencourt Affair(Reprint) The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris by Laura Thompson Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2015 by Head Of Zeus ISBN-13: 978-1-78185-538-6, ISBN: 1-78185-538-2 "On 7 November 1974, a nanny named Sandra Rivett was bludgeoned to death in a Belgravia basement. A second woman, Veronica, Countess of Lucan, was also attacked. The man named in court as perpetrator of these crimes, Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, disappeared in the early hours of the following morning. The case, solved in the eyes of the law, has retained its fascination ever since. Laura Thompson, acclaimed biographer of Agat ..." |
 | | The Hopi Way by Laura Thompson, Alice Joseph Published 2013 by Literary Licensing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-258-93664-8, ISBN: 1-258-93664-X |
 | | Life in a Cold Climate(Updated) Nancy Mitford: The Biography by Laura Thompson Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2004 by Headline Book Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-7472-4575-9, ISBN: 0-7472-4575-4 "Drawing on Mitford's highly autobiographical early novels - as well as the biographies and novels of her more mature French period, her journalism and the vast body of letters to her sisters, lovers and friends such as Evelyn Waugh and Cyril Connolly - Thompson has put together a portrait of a courageous and contradictory woman: a woman who expressed anti-feminist views while living a life of financial and emotional independence; a woma ..." |
 | | DOGS, THE A Personal History of Greyhound Racing by Laura Thompson Paperback, 1 Pages, Published 2003 by No Exit Press ISBN-13: 978-1-84344-016-1, ISBN: 1-84344-016-4 "The book evolved from the personal experience of the author, an esteemed sports journalist and the daughter of one of Britain's leading greyhound owners." |
 | | A History of Newmarket From James I to the Present Day by Laura Thompson Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2000 by Virgin Books ISBN-13: 978-1-85227-853-3, ISBN: 1-85227-853-6 |
 | | Quest For Greatness(1st Edition) A Celebration of Lammtarra And the Racing Season by Laura Thompson Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1996 by Michael Joseph Import ISBN-13: 978-0-7181-4159-2, ISBN: 0-7181-4159-8 ". with dw, 1996, 216pp" |
All Authors
All Bindings
All Editions
All Years
All Regions
Laura Thompson
All Bindings
All Editions
All Years
All Regions