About the Book:

Sebastian Faulks turns his witty and perceptive pen to himself for the first time in this work of memoir, which focuses particularly on an upbringing shaped by the second world war, and reflecting on being one of the last generation to experience that.

About the Author:

Sebastian Faulks has written nineteen books, of which A Week in December and The Fatal Englishman were number one in the Sunday Times bestseller lists. He is best known for Birdsong, part of his French trilogy, and Human Traces, the first in an ongoing Austrian trilogy. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a journalist on national papers. He has also written screenplays and has appeared in small roles on stage. He lives in London.