Charlotte Gray
A book that influenced me and why: Middlemarch by George Eliot. More
Fermat’s Last Theorem
International number one bestseller about solving a puzzle that had confounded mathematicians since the seventeenth century. More
Seven Years in Tibet
A landmark in travel writing, it has been translated into fifty-three languages. More
Empire of the Sun
Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. More
Coming of Age in Samoa
A classic that brought science and literature together for both scholars and the general public. More
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
A multimillion-copy benchmark of adventure/survival nonfiction. More
Love and War in the Apennines
The early life story of a man who would become one of Britain’s best-loved literary adventurers. More
The Hunt for Red October
Clancy’s debut novel launched a spectacular career and introduced the world to a new hero, Jack Ryan. More
James Rollins
I owe my mother everything. More
Seabiscuit
Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. More
The Kon-Tiki Expedition
This classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage has been translated into sixty-five languages. More
Jack Higgins
Why I write: Some years ago, although enjoying great success, I was accused by certain literary critics of repeating myself too much in my work. More
Papillon
A bestselling phenomenon and classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure. More
Bernard Cornwell
The most magical phrase I knew as a child was “Once upon a time” because those four words meant a story was coming. More
The Boys of Summer
Beloved sports classic published to immediate critical success about Ebbets Field and the Brooklyn Dodgers. More
Longitude
Story of an epic scientific quest, which won British Book of the Year in 1997. More