A Voyage Round John Mortimer

Novelist, playwright and barrister John Mortimer has lead an extraordinarily rich life, privately and professionally, much of it in the public eye- his own writings, from the play A Voyage Round My Fatherto the memoirs Clinging to the Wreckageand Murderers and Other Friends, have given his many fans plenty of insights into his life.

But now for the first time a biographer has had full access to Mortimer, his circle of friends and colleagues, and their diaries...
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Novelist, playwright and barrister John Mortimer has lead an extraordinarily rich life, privately and professionally, much of it in the public eye- his own writings, from the play A Voyage Round My Fatherto the memoirs Clinging to the Wreckageand Murderers and Other Friends, have given his many fans plenty of insights into his life.

But now for the first time a biographer has had full access to Mortimer, his circle of friends and colleagues, and their diaries and letters. The result is a riveting account of the life of one of the great figures of our time.

A Voyage Round John Mortimeris revealing of many aspects of Mortimer's legal and literary career, from his first attempts at writing novels and the early help he offered his barrister father through to the great triumphs of Rumpole and the Oz trial.

But the book is equally candid about his sometimes turbulent private life- though there are unhappinesses and low points, a picture finally emerges of a fulfilled and satisfied life.