Nicholas Coleridge Books

Irresistibly funny and utterly addictive, this is a delicious tale of money, power, sex and having it all.

Diana touched your elbow, your arm, covered your hand with hers. It was alluring. And she was disarmingly confiding. "Can I ask you something? Nicholas, please be frank..." Over his thirty year career at Condé Nast, Nicholas Coleridge has witnessed it all. From the anxieties of the Princess of Wales to the blazing fury of Mohamed Al-Fayed, his story is also the story of the people who populate the glamorous world of glossy magazines. With relish and astonishing candour, he offers the inside scoop on Tina Brown and Anna Wintour, David Bowie and Philip Green, Kate Moss and Beyonce; on Margaret Thatcher's clothes legacy, and a surreal weekend away with Bob Geldof and William Hague. Cara Delevingne, media tycoons, Prime Ministers, Princes, Mayors and Maharajas - all cross his path.His career in magazines straddles the glossies throughout their glorious zenith - from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s to the digital iterations of the 21st century. Having cut his teeth on Tatler, and as Editor-in-Chief of Harpers & Queen, he became the Mr Big of glossy publishing for three decades.Packed with surprising and often hilarious anecdotes, The Glossy Years also provides perceptive insight into the changing and treacherous worlds of fashion, journalism, museums, and a whole sweep of British society. This is a rich, honest, witty and very personal memoir of a life splendidly lived.'Coleridge writes like a dream' Observer

On a luxurious Balinese island, the charismatic tycoon Marcus Brand entertains his six godchildren. By the end of the weekend, secrets will be revealed that will change everybody¿s life, a climax to the web of lies and betrayals spun over the course of four decades. The Godchildren are Charlie Crieff - aristocratic Old Etonian, fascinated and enthralled by Marcus¿s wealth and who devotes his life to securing an inheritance; Mary Merrett - daughter of one of Marcus¿s business colleagues, her life is blighted by tragedy; Jamie Temple - feckless but utterly charming, he drifts from one job to another, crossing Marcus¿s path just once too often for comfort; Saffron Weaver ¿ delicate and sensitive as well as stunningly beautiful, she is unaware of her power over men, and of Marcus¿s power over her; Abigail Schwartzman - insecure and gauche, she blames Marcus for the disaster of her life; Stuart Bolton - the working class son of Marcus¿s dead chauffeur, he is torn between admiration and hatred for his supremely successful, capitalist godfather. The story of the Godchildren is unputdownable.

As Anthony surveys Winchford Priory, he's under siege. His first wife was the beautiful girl he married in an impulsive rush of hedonism. Then the second wife came to Anthony's rescue. And then Dita, a force of nature. With the entire cast of his life roosting in the village, it's no wonder Anthony doesn't have a minute's peace.

When Saskia Thomson is found dead, her war-reporter brother fights to save the magazine she created. But the predators are closing in . . .

From the catwalks of Paris to the sweatshops of South Korea; from Seventh Avenue glitz to Tokyo new-wave...The sophisticated brokings of the fashion conspiracy have generated a powerful new force in the world economy: designer money. Nicholas Coleridge presents a fascinating portrait of the jet-setting matrons who are the gurus and tyrants of the fashion press; of fashion legends like Paloma Picasso and Tina Chow; of the top store buyers who command $700 million a season. He probes the incredible world of the designer billionaires like Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Yves St Laurent, whose fashion empires are richer than entire Third World countries. Here are the jealousies, the glamour, the buccaneering, the espionage and the razzmatazz in a witty and penetrating guide to an extraordinary world.

Pro Saskii Thompsonovou vydavatelku a šéfredaktorku módního časopisu StreetSmart není snadné udržovat jej na té nejisté hraně mezi bulvárností a seriózností. Ale všechno nasvědčuje tomu, že se jí to daří. Nový časopis se má k světu, se Saskií jsou ochotni se scházet největší americké celebrity, Leonardem DiCapriem počínaje a Kieferem Sutherlandem konče. Právě teď má pro titulní stranu příštího čísla bombu, kterou jí konkurenční mediální svět bude závidět: fotografii Madonny s jejím novým, doposud utajovaným partnerem. Pro Saskiu Thompsonovou se však jako nejtěžší ukáže udžet se ve světě závisti, nenávisti a zloby který si vybrala, naživu. A tenhle úkol nezvládne. Když je nalezena mrtvá ve svém luxusním newyorském bytě. Všichni mají jasno: sebevražda v těchto kruzích vypadá jinak. Policie jen pomalu a velmi opatrně odkrývá vrstvu po vrstvě Saskiinu minulost. Mohl by být vrahem neznámý otec jejího syna, kterého před světem tajila? Nebo vedou stopy ke konkurenci, která se cítila ohrožena dravostí nového časopisu? Anebo je zapotřebí posvítit si ještě výš a riskovat tak skandál bezmála simpsonovského rozměru? Max Thompson nic z toho řešit nemusí. Svou sestru téměř neznal a svět, ve kterém se pohybovala, je mu cizí. Má dva cíle: dovést do konce její plány s časopisem a přijít na to, kdo ji připravil o život. Záhy však tento zkušený reportérský matador zjistí, že mediální svět, který ho proti jeho vůli pohltil, je bestiálně krutý, nečistý a zlý. Přistihuje se při myšlenkách na návrat do Čečenska či Rwandy, kde se i za ostré střelby cítil bezpečněji. Avšak sestřinu smrt pomstí, i kdyby to znamenalo poslat na elektrické křeslo Madonnu.

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