Alba Arikha

Authors

murad ahmed nicola skinner samuel j. halpin chris langdon nik gowing erica brown james carson lucinda smyth irina georgescu prof. andy wood prof. marc david baer gabrielle walker skye mcalpine sophie walker james wolff lynn bushell amari koryang jamie susskind emma rosen edna adan ismail kate nicholls edmund richardson iggy kelly pietrangeli judith summers seth insua james delargy wilfred emmanuel-jones judith eagle sherry rankin professor iain mccalman mandy hickson andy stewart mackay noble rot james close eddie hall prof. catherine wilson tom boyd lord richard rogers mike fairclough adele geras david whiteman claire mcglasson debora robertson katie hickman the financial times orlando weeks lesley mcdowell arthur mcbain marcel somerville sophie draper caroline goode carolyne faulkner claire harcup ruth rogers tara sherman prof. martyn rady charli howard alyssa warren elaine bedell alba arikha frank tuohy rebecca o’connor camila batmangheldijh will pearson chidera eggerue paul mckenna carys jones sabina brennan richard davies life kitchen sweetpea slight alex bertie dr joanne paul martin davidson nigel reed g. j. minett dawn harris robert marshall scarlett sangster susannah constantine monique charlesworth patrick flood cath weeks edna o’brien susannah stapleton lynn brittney naomi devlin sarah langford olivia williams grace timothy natalie livingstone conrad gamble saul david lesley pearse katherine cooper gchq erling kagge vicky newham andrew zurcher will francis helen dring jean g goodhind katja ivar shaun usher june sarpong mbe dame fiona reynolds jack lowe magdalena duke heidi perks peter jukes stephen mcgann miriam gonzález durántez rob atkinson ceylan scott sian williams john sutherland anthony warner sara collins natasha bell tom rhys williams shelby tucker torvill and dean colin taylor rupert shortt robert sellers robbie savage katy salter ami rao punch tommy penton jo pavey david papineau chris paling declan murphy beezy marsh rhodri marsden kellie maloney hayley long rob jovanovic james hogg johnny herbert tony hannan jonathan gornall lizzie lane hattie garlick caroline fleming jon dunn bruce dessau kimberley chambers leland carlson whitney brown alex brown kevin brennan brian blessed tom blass iain ballantyne kenny macaskill e. latimer lisa lueddecke jing-jing lee rachel sargeant carolyn t. hughes ruby wax marsha rowe sarah goodwin sue lloyd-roberts jessica fellowes onjali q. raúf lisa thompson simon booker min kym alan friedman cate haste mark thompson michael elias lee robinson jacob rees-mogg, mp joeli brearley paul gambaccini vm strain charles eugster gabrielle fernie lindsay galvin neil woods peter higgins tamsin jolly juliana moura lydia ripper victoria stevens josh martin max mosley mavis cheek rebecca welshman casey bourne david linley tom wilkinson tony juniper louise johncox jamie bartlett catherine fisher ed burstell sir sherard cowper-coles david blakeley jacqueline yallop graham masterton martin dorey annie gray janice hadlow jesse norman anthony storr susan greenfield gus casely-hayford alex salmond beth underdown alex scarlett helen donohoe david young james macmanus niki rein ross welford n.d. gomes sam norman deana puccio and allison havey abigail marsh ann hayton lisa eldridge deeyah khan lisa carey gabriel packard elizabeth peyton-jones catherine barter elizabeth day e r black barney campbell rebecca thornton clare penate j sheekey cook book steve heaney, mc emily elgar ayisha malik james bannon caroline lea mark vanhoenacker s.e moorhead elizabeth fullerton jason morgan jeremy hackett kate sundara jem lester janet todd natasha garnett sarah vincent kate bevan dr helen rappaport gill wyness barney norris vanessa manko richard maher adam white edward young jake and victor maymudes spela strukelj daniel stevens selina mills gaylene gould beryl kingston maxine clark revd richard coles buffalo pictures (doc martin) dr. elizabeth foyster bryony gordon iman verjee j. kent messum robert elms poppy campbell cecilia ekbäck matthew specktor the gentle author brian cathcart peter hain simon schama georgie thompson paula weideger daisy goodwin paul conroy michael winner neal street productions aoife walsh amanda prowse kishwar desai maria anderson sheena byrom obe hanna jameson michael heppell harriet sergeant carnival films (downton abbey) sir alistair horne peter hall silvena rowe richard foreman patricia leroy ebony mckenna mary quant jonathan zittrain samantha scott-jeffries derry moore niall williams wade davis david loyn kaushy patel richard charlton glenn haybittle lorraine gamman karen dolby mike dowling sean ryan mark dawson lucy lord harry benson phil campion jeanette winterson mark rice-oxley john lahutsky peter moore william sitwell joan smith norman stone john sweeney laura santtini silver river productions helen slavin allison pearson k.a.s quinn sarah raven john rendall geoffrey robertson robert sackville-west roger scruton jill shaw ruddock james shepherd-barron james palumbo sandy nairne patrick tilley barney white-spunner deborah mattinson simon kelner shireen jilla karl miller tim rice robert skidelsky simon king david mclellan russell miller nicholas mosley philip norman chris patten christine webber sunny jacobs and peter pringle tony lewis fiona maccarthy douglas hurd hammer films henry kamen harriet harvey-wood angela huth peter florence lynda gratton philip hook sandra howard tony fitzjohn max hastings denis healey michael heseltine ilana fox david fraser david gentleman ffion hague william hague david faber m.r.d. foot christopher bellamy terry coleman christopher duffy roland vernon e b peirse mark diacono charlie ellingworth neal ascherson paddy ashdown david davies leander deeny maureen lindley xanthe clay matthew d’ancona francis cottam hugh cornwell alec russell nick weston paul burke jonathan franklin brian moynahan george obama pauline prescott glyn prysor evgenia citkowitz lord (sebastian) coe adrian fort pattie boyd rosie boycott emma calder caroline charles jimmy burns patrick bishop bear grylls alan philps marius brill peter bowles

Speakers

Broadcasters

cat jarman chris langdon nik gowing gabrielle walker iggy gemma milne andy stewart mackay caroline goode chidera eggerue sabina brennan martin davidson katherine cooper will francis shaun usher jack lowe caroline fleming iain ballantyne ruby wax matthew lorenzo hannah critchlow steven lamb tom wilkinson tony juniper david linley jamie bartlett ed burstell sir sherard cowper-coles martin dorey twiggy lawson ronnie murray dr ayan panja valentine warner carla buzasi susie orbach janet reibstein susan greenfield dr. harry cliff tim atkin gus casely-hayford deana puccio and allison havey lisa eldridge dr helen rappaport revd richard coles jeanette winterson phil campion peter moore william sitwell john rendall allison pearson sandra howard philip hook max hastings mark diacono paddy ashdown nick weston

Journalists

murad ahmed rossalyn warren scarlett sangster susannah constantine naomi devlin olivia williams erling kagge will francis peter jukes stephen mcgann miriam gonzález durántez rob atkinson sian williams anthony warner tom rhys williams colin taylor rupert shortt robert sellers katy salter david papineau chris paling beezy marsh hayley long tony hannan jonathan gornall hattie garlick caroline fleming jon dunn bruce dessau alex brown kevin brennan brian blessed tom blass iain ballantyne jessica fellowes onjali q. raúf min kym lee robinson gabrielle fernie neil woods tony juniper jacqueline yallop martin dorey annie gray tim atkin james macmanus helen donohoe deeyah khan elizabeth peyton-jones barney campbell steve heaney, mc elizabeth fullerton jason morgan jeremy hackett barney norris revd richard coles buffalo pictures (doc martin) brian cathcart simon schama paul conroy neal street productions harriet sergeant michael heppell carnival films (downton abbey) patricia leroy richard foreman kaushy patel richard charlton david loyn glenn haybittle karen dolby mike dowling sean ryan lucy lord mark dawson harry benson phil campion mark rice-oxley john lahutsky peter moore e b peirse roland vernon mark diacono jonathan franklin nick weston pauline prescott glyn prysor brian moynahan alec russell george obama adrian fort alan philps patrick bishop jimmy burns

Estates

josephine hart desiree hamersley/meyler helen macinnes molly lefebure richard hull sue lloyd-roberts georgina howell gabriel fielding josephine johnson anthony masters eric ambler michael innes john creasey h. m. tomlinson george bellairs john b. sanford lettice cooper denis mackail mazo de la roche georges simenon r.c. hutchinson jean saunders dennis wheatley leonard gribble alistair mair raymond postgate clement freud nora barlow w. bridges adams robin jenkins hammond innes v. s. pritchett jane aiken hodge clifford bax margery allingham phyllis bentley edmund crispin marcel boulestin nicolas freeling ann bridge martin armstrong kenneth allsop mervyn peake eric linklater monica dickens evelyn prentis rebecca west frank o’connor gavin lyall hilaire belloc ivy compton-burnett e. m. forster margaret irwin margery sharp marie vassiltchikov edith sitwell catherine storr arthur koestler h. r. f. keating c. s. forester bernice rubens c. day lewis/nicholas blake colin clark

Books

Agents

giulia bernabè laura mcneill dan herron elizabeth sheinkman kate evans tessa david rebecca wearmouth jon fowler tim bates camilla shestopal jonathan sissons nelle andrew alexandra cliff adam gauntlett laura williams michael sissons and fiona petheram annabel merullo silvia molteni caroline michel marilia savvides

Publications

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Art critic Laura Miller is fascinated by the life and work of Dante Omega. Commissioned to write a monograph on him, she is grateful for the chance, for the challenge it presents and as a panacea to her recent divorce. While interviewing him she stumbles upon some disturbing lithographs and a terrible truth emerges.

Reviews

“The pace is steady and the characters well-observed.” –– The Times

“A gripping yarn.” — The Daily Express

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Composed of 11 vignettes hung on the realisation that a relationship, a marriage or a casual affair has run its course, Walking On Ice is deeply pessimistic cycle of short stories. From a birthday party at which a six-year-old discovers that her mother is having an affair, to a honeymoon couple’s encounter with a fortune teller in Jerusalem, Branca dissects unsettling epiphanies and exposes the fragility of sexual desire and the misplaced expectation of compatibility. Although the descriptions of the glamour, professional fulfillment and material prosperity of her female characters is sometimes clumsy, Branca is brutally honest in her exposure of the myth that love and sex can be managed rationally.

Reviews

“Branca shows her versatility in this fine collection of stories. As hinted in the title, the recurring theme of the book is emotional precariousness. A six year old child overhears people gossiping that her mother has a lover. A bride experiences the first flickerings of doubt. Branca shows a keen understanding of those moments on which whole lives pivot.” — The Daily Telegraph

“Branca is brutally honest in her exposure of the myth that love and sex can be managed rationally.” — The Guardian

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A vivid and haunting coming-of-age memoir set in Paris in the 1980s. The apartment, where Alba and her sister grew up, was a hub of literary and artistic achievement, which still reverberates today. Alba’s tale is played out against the family memories of war and exile and the ever-present echoes of the European holocaust.

Reviews

“This is a fiercely honest and compelling account of what it is to grow up in an artistic household, and of the joys and miseries involved in the forging of an independent spirit.” – John Banville

“An unusually affecting book about the rage and rebellion of a stormy adolescence. Written in terse, pointillistic sentences – as if each sentence were a dab of paint – the accumulation of these tiny strokes creates a rich, fully realised portrait of a young woman’s inner life. I read it straight through in a single sitting – unable to stop.” – Paul Auster

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An hour outside Paris. a train comes to an unscheduled stop. As the other passengers bicker,confide, flirt, the narrator remembers – lovers, disappointments, childhood, marriage. She talks with Chopin and models for Modigliani. The boundaries of self are dissolved by imagination and memory, until the journey resumes and another life ends.

Reviews

“One hopes, one hunts, for a book that resembles nothing one has read before. Alba Arikha’s Soon is not only a true original, it’s beautiful, moving, and, yes, profound. Which makes it a rare creature indeed.” – Michael Cunningham

“Soon has the freshness of an eye-witness report and yet travels in many directions – in time and space, by train and by memory, by image and by imagination. A beautiful achievement.” – Adam Zagajewski

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