Long Life Author:Nigel Nicolson Nicolson has indeed led a long and eventful life. Here he shares with us his childhood in the heart of Bloomsbury as the son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West. He details his publishing career with an account of the house he founded with partner George Weidenfeld and the books they championed - most notably LOLITA, which even his moth... more »er thought obscene. Those who know him primarily as a war historian will enjoy his reminiscences of his experiences in North Africa and Italy during World War II. Rounding out his life, he was a Member of Parliament in the 1950s. Finally, there is his home and the world famous garden he has created there. A vivid portrait of an extraordinary life offered by a prize-winning author. "Readers of LONG LIFE will be wishing the same for Nicolson and hoping for another installment." (New York Times Book Review)« less
Very interesting autobiography by Nigel Nicolson, son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville West - his life as a publisher, politician, soldier, writer, and, of course, his knowledge of the Bloomsbury group.