Tim Franks goes in search of what it means to be Jewish
In a thought-provoking family history, the BBC journalist addresses questions of identity – and to what extent we are products of our forebears
The staff of life
In the seventh and final chapter of this small but lingeringly powerful book, the author reveals his motivation for writing…
He who dared
Of the many bleak moments that have lodged in my mind since reading this extraordinary book the most unshakeable is…
How my mother survived the Nazis, but took her own life
When the poet George Szirtes returned as an adult to Budapest, the city of his birth which he had left…
The daring exploits of Romain Gary
When Romain Gary, a courageous and much decorated pilot in the RAF’s Free French squadron, was presented to the Queen…
