Alba Arikha

Authors

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. rauf 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 tony wheeler juliana moura lydia ripper victoria stevens josh martin max mosley mavis cheek rebecca welshman casey bourne david linley louise johncox tom wilkinson tony juniper catherine fisher jamie bartlett ed burstell sir sherard cowper-coles david blakeley jacqueline yallop janice hadlow graham masterton martin dorey annie gray jesse norman anthony storr alan clark 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 sir christopher bland caroline lea mark vanhoenacker elizabeth fullerton jason morgan s.e moorhead jeremy hackett kate sundara jem lester janet todd john bromley-davenport natasha garnett kate bevan sarah vincent dr helen rappaport gill wyness barney norris vanessa manko richard maher adam white jake and victor maymudes edward young spela strukelj daniel stevens selina mills gaylene gould maxine clark revd richard coles beryl kingston buffalo pictures (doc martin) dr. elizabeth foyster bryony gordon iman verjee j. kent messum robert elms poppy campbell cecilia ekbäck matthew specktor brian cathcart the gentle author peter hain simon schama georgie thompson paula weideger daisy goodwin paul conroy aoife walsh michael winner neal street productions kishwar desai maria anderson phil hardy amanda prowse sheena byrom obe hanna jameson harriet sergeant carnival films (downton abbey) michael heppell sir alistair horne silvena rowe richard foreman patricia leroy peter hall samantha scott-jeffries derry moore niall williams wade davis david loyn kaushy patel richard charlton glenn haybittle lorraine gamman ebony mckenna mary quant jonathan zittrain karen dolby mike dowling sean ryan mark dawson lucy lord harry benson phil campion jeanette winterson mark rice-oxley john lahutsky peter moore john sweeney laura santtini silver river productions helen slavin william sitwell joan smith norman stone john rendall geoffrey robertson robert sackville-west roger scruton jill shaw ruddock james shepherd-barron james palumbo allison pearson k.a.s quinn sarah raven sandy nairne barney white-spunner deborah mattinson simon kelner shireen jilla karl miller patrick tilley david mclellan russell miller nicholas mosley philip norman chris patten christine webber tim rice robert skidelsky simon king sunny jacobs and peter pringle douglas hurd hammer films henry kamen harriet harvey-wood angela huth tony lewis fiona maccarthy christopher martin-jenkins tony fitzjohn max hastings denis healey michael heseltine peter florence lynda gratton philip hook sandra howard ffion hague william hague ilana fox david fraser david gentleman christopher bellamy alex chance terry coleman christopher duffy david faber m.r.d. foot paddy ashdown roland vernon e b peirse mark diacono charlie ellingworth neal ascherson david davies leander deeny maureen lindley xanthe clay matthew d’ancona hugh cornwell francis cottam brian moynahan george obama pauline prescott glyn prysor alec russell nick weston paul burke jonathan franklin adrian fort evgenia citkowitz lord (sebastian) coe pattie boyd rosie boycott emma calder caroline charles patrick bishop bear grylls alan philps marius brill peter bowles jimmy burns

Speakers

Broadcasters

gabrielle walker iggy gemma milne 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 tom wilkinson tony juniper david linley steven lamb ed burstell jamie bartlett 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 phil campion jeanette winterson peter moore william sitwell allison pearson john rendall philip hook max hastings sandra howard paddy ashdown mark diacono nick weston

Journalists

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. rauf min kym lee robinson gabrielle fernie neil woods tony juniper jacqueline yallop annie gray martin dorey tim atkin james macmanus helen donohoe deeyah khan elizabeth peyton-jones barney campbell steve heaney, mc jason morgan elizabeth fullerton jeremy hackett barney norris revd richard coles buffalo pictures (doc martin) brian cathcart simon schama paul conroy neal street productions michael heppell carnival films (downton abbey) harriet sergeant richard foreman patricia leroy kaushy patel richard charlton david loyn glenn haybittle karen dolby mike dowling sean ryan mark dawson harry benson lucy lord phil campion mark rice-oxley john lahutsky peter moore mark diacono e b peirse roland vernon pauline prescott glyn prysor brian moynahan alec russell george obama jonathan franklin nick weston adrian fort patrick bishop jimmy burns alan philps

Estates

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

Books

Agents

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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