G. Peter Winnington Books

"Reading this biography of Mervyn Peake one is left with undiluted admiration for his seemingly boundless creativity. Best known for his Gormenghast trilogy, which has now been introduced to a wider audience with the BBC's all-star television adaptation, Peake made his name as a painter first, one of the outstanding talents of his generation, and was also prodigious in his output in other media, notably his poetry and wonderfully interpreted illustrations of classics such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. G Peter Winnington, who has previously edited the Mervyn Peake Review and Peake Studies together with revised editions of the Gormenghast trilogy, is both a sympathetic and astute guide to the life and works of a remarkable talent."--Publisher description

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the 1917 Russian Revolution, this collection reveals remarkable true love stories between Russians and Anglo-Saxons. Each narrative showcases the power of love as a means of escape, with several Russian women finding refuge from the perils of Soviet Russia, including persecution and the threat of labor camps or execution. The intertwining of personal and historical events highlights the resilience of the human spirit amidst chaos.

First published biography of Lily, using her own writings and unpublished family papers. One of MI5's five D-Day spies who mis-led the Nazis, from Hitler downwards, into believing that the Allied landing would take place in the Pas de Calais, thus saving countless lives on the beaches of Normandy.