Who is Patrick Marnham
Patrick Marnham is an English writer, journalist and biographer. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1988. He is primarily known for his travel writing and for his biographies, where he has covered subjects as diverse as Diego Rivera, Georges Simenon, Jean Moulin and Mary Wesley.
Where to find
Journal
Where to find
Articles by PHM
Selected Books
War in the Shadows
Resistance, Deception and Betrayal in Occupied France
Published 2020
Oneworld
Army of the Night
The Life and Death of Jean Moulin: Legend of the French Resistance
Published 2000
Bloomsbury / Tauris Parke
Snake Dance
Journeys Beneath a Nuclear Sky
Published 2013
Chatto / Vintage
Wild Mary
A Life of Mary Wesley
Published 2006
Chatto Vintage
Praise
‘It’s a fascinating book, a lovely evocation of the provincial France of my youth.... The betrayal of PROSPER is a horrible story and you tell it very well.’
Allan Massie
‘A gripping account of the last days of the Resistance hero tortured to death... A brilliant mix of political thriller and wartime history.’
J.G. Ballard, Evening Standard
‘There are moments of dazzling brilliance... It has the qualities of a poem or a film.’
Lara Feigel, Observer
‘Unpicks the complicated web of deceits and half-truths that surrounded much of her life with wit, patience and skill, providing just the sort of compelling read that Wesley did in her novels.’
The Independent