- Published: 29 September 2020
- ISBN: 9780241342893
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 368
- RRP: $26.00
The Glossy Years
Magazines, Museums and Selective Memoirs
- Published: 29 September 2020
- ISBN: 9780241342893
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 368
- RRP: $26.00
I adored it. Coleridge has a Waugh-like eye for hilarious social nuance and a Henry Jamesian ear for precision. He is both self-deprecating and shrewd as he regales us with his rollicking ride as editor and tastemaker in the world of British glossy magazines: an irresistible read
Tina Brown
An entertaining whirlwind
Evening Standard
The most entertaining book of the year
Sunday Times
Coleridge is a witty writer . . . reading this book is like sitting next to a sharp but generous-hearted raconteur at dinner
Mail on Sunday
Gentle, jolly . . . Blissfully funny . . . One might wish to make people as happy, personally and professionally, as Coleridge has done - and will continue to do with this amusing book
The Sunday Telegraph
Beady and slyly funny, my favourite bit concerns punctuation in the late Betty Kenward's society column. It's that kind of book
India Knight, Sunday Times
Has bounding vitality, glorious zest and and an uplifting generosity of spirit. It is always playful, sometimes hilarious - but above all it is wise
Richard Davenport-Hines, Literary Review
Forthright, witty and gossipy . . . a passion for glossy magazines shines through this effervescent memoir
Sunday Express
I truly think this is a brilliant book. laughed almost continuously
Charles Moore, The Spectator
Worth every penny for names dropped, inside stories, expertise in how that world worked and, endearingly, how his happy marriage and family have too
Susan Hill, Spectator
In these dark days of everlasting Brexit, Nicholas Coleridge's sparkling memoir is a welcome reminder that all is not gloom and doom. Witty, nimble and engaging, it is wonderfully entertaining and a marvellous slice of social history
Jane Ridley, Spectator
Tittle-tattle, tiffs and titanic egos, this book has them all. A hugely entertaining read by the ultimate insider
A Sunday Times best memoir of 2019
A Waugh-like whirlwind of eccentric characters, lavish parties and even a spell in a Sri Lankan jail. It was funny enough to excuse all the name-dropping
Evening Standard, Books of the Year
The memoir of a ludicrously well-connected magazine impresario. Whimsical tales of Bob Geldof, William Hague, Princess Diana and George Osborne jostle with recollections of glitzy parties at castles and producing the Eton magazine with Craig Brown. It's gossipy good fun
The Sunday Times Best Memoirs of 2019
A deliciously moreish memoir of the author's glittering career in magazine publishing. Like having a really good gossip over a glass of fizz with Evelyn Waugh.
Allison Pearson, Sunday Telegraph
Gloriously funny, affectionate and well-written, his ear for how other people speak is mischievously spot-on and his optimism is infectious
Daily Mail, Memoirs of the Year