The Glossy Years

<p><h2> 'The most entertaining book of the year' Sunday Times </h2><br><br>'<b>The autobiography of magazine kingpin Nicholas Coleridge is a Waugh-like whirlwind of eccentric characters, lavish parties and even a spell in a Sri Lankan jail</b>. It was funny enough to excuse all the name-dropping' <i>Evening Standard</i>, Books of the Year <br><br>'A ludicrously well-connected magazine impresario. <b>Whimsical tales of Bob Geldof, William Hague, Princess Diana and George Osborne jostle with recollections of glitzy parties at castles</b> and producing the Eton magazine with Craig Brown. It's <b>gossipy good fun</b>' <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br>'A <b>deliciously moreish </b>memoir of the author's glittering career in magazine publishing. <b>Like having a really good gossip over a glass of fizz with Evelyn Waugh</b>' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i><br><br>'<b>Sparkling</b>. Witty, nimble and engaging, it is wonderfully entertaining and <b>a marvellous slice of social history</b>' Jane Ridley, <i>Spectator</i><br><br>'<b>Brilliant. I laughed almost continuously</b>' Charles Moore, <i>Spectator</i><br><br>'<b>An irresistible read, hilarious, honest and insightful. I adored it</b>' Tina Brown<br><br> '<b>Forthright, witty and gossipy</b>. A passion for glossy magazines shines through this <b>effervescent</b> memoir' <i>Sunday Express<br><br> </i></p> <p><h2> 'The most entertaining book of the year' Sunday Times </h2><br><br>'<b>The autobiography of magazine kingpin Nicholas Coleridge is a Waugh-like whirlwind of eccentric characters, lavish parties and even a spell in a Sri Lankan jail</b>. It was funny enough to excuse all the name-dropping' <i>Evening Standard</i>, Books of the Year <br><br>'A ludicrously well-connected magazine impresario. <b>Whimsical tales of Bob Geldof, William Hague, Princess Diana and George Osborne jostle with recollections of glitzy parties at castles</b> and producing the Eton magazine with Craig Brown. It's <b>gossipy good fun</b>' <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br>'A <b>deliciously moreish </b>memoir of the author's glittering career in magazine publishing. <b>Like having a really good gossip over a glass of fizz with Evelyn Waugh</b>' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i><br><br>'<b>Sparkling</b>. Witty, nimble and engaging, it is wonderfully entertaining and <b>a marvellous slice of social history</b>' Jane Ridley, <i>Spectator</i><br><br>'<b>Brilliant. I laughed almost continuously</b>' Charles Moore, <i>Spectator</i><br><br>'<b>An irresistible read, hilarious, honest and insightful. I adored it</b>' Tina Brown<br><br> '<b>Forthright, witty and gossipy</b>. A passion for glossy magazines shines through this <b>effervescent</b> memoir' <i>Sunday Express<br><br> </i></p>