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Christopher Sykes is an internationally renowned interiors photographer and author. His work has appeared in House and Garden, World of Interiors, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Town and Country, as well as many other magazines.
‘Christopher Sykes produces a warm portrait of his inventive,
ebullient grandfather’ Times Literary Supplement ‘[Christopher
Simon Sykes] tells this story with gusto… put[s] a human face on a
imperialist adventurer, and in this he succeeds brilliantly. Mark’s
fiercely independent spirit shines through’ Spectator ‘Sykes shows
his grandfather in a clearer light, damaged by parents, bubbling
with enthusiasm, deeply in love with his wife, an entertaining
father at home, an amusing observer of people in the world – the
book is lightened by many of his character sketches’ Observer
‘Splendid and rather moving’ Norman Stone, Literary Review
‘Christopher Simon Sykes has written a warts-and-all life of an
erudite man who did his best to find a peaceful solution for the
Middle East. He is remembered for signing a much-reviled treaty;
this book should change that’ Daily Telegraph ‘This book is …
fascinating’ The Times ‘[A] compelling biography’ Saul David,
Sunday Telegraph ‘The contents of the book live up to its title
and, in the last six chapters, its subtitle. The book succeeds as a
sympathetic review of the life Mark Sykes and shows his depth of
character beyond the stereotype of an aristocratic, deceptive
British imperialist with connections in high places’, ASTENE
bulletin Praise for Christopher Simon Sykes: ‘An unusually
entertaining, instructive and engaging book … this book is a treat’
Sunday Telegraph ‘A meticulously researched labour of love’ Daily
Mail ‘Romantic, accessible and absorbing … I cared passionately for
every one of these people and wanted the book to continue
indefinitely’ Daily Telegraph ‘Witty, absorbing and touching … a
splendid book’ Sunday Times
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