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<p><b>A <i>Times</i> Biography of the Year</b><br><br>Ada Lovelace. Frederick Douglass. Vladimir Lenin. Marie Curie. Frieda Kahlo. Carl Jung. Tupac Shakur. All geniuses who changed the world in ways that still influence our lives today. And all men and women who experienced, in childhood, trauma so severe that it should have broken them completely. <br><br>While presenting <i>Great Lives</i> on Radio 4, Matthew Parris noticed a trend in the lives of the exceptional people the programme covered: many of them had been marked by extreme trauma and deprivation. They seemed to have succeeded not only in spite of their backgrounds, but perhaps even <i>because</i> of them.<br><br>As Matthew Parris brings each individual's story to life in this original and compelling study, it becomes clear that we must rethink the origins of success, as well as the legacy of trauma.</p>

Review

Graceful and considered ... an elegant, compassionate and wide-ranging tribute to the resilience of humans ― The Times

Parris has a feel for language, a sense of history and a wonderful wit ― Scotland on Sunday

Parris is a skilful entertainer, who informs as well as amuses. ― Literary Review

I learned a lot reading this ... the strength of <i>Fracture </i>is that it is very much like a cracking radio script: entertaining and easy to digest ― Spectator

Book Description

Matthew Parris, presenter of Great Lives on BBC Radio 4, explores the surprising connection between trauma and greatness through vivid case histories.

About the Author

<b>Matthew Parris </b>worked for the Foreign Office before serving as an MP. He now writes as a columnist for <i>The Times </i>and the <i>Spectator</i>, and in 2011 won the Best Columnist award at the British Press Awards. He is the author of several books, including his autobiography <i>Chance Witness</i> and the bestselling <i>The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase.</i>
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Fracture: Stories of How Great Lives Take Root in Trauma

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  • ISBN: 9781781257241
  • Author: Matthew Parris
  • Publisher: Profile Books
  • Pages: 304
  • Format: Paperback
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<p><b>A <i>Times</i> Biography of the Year</b><br><br>Ada Lovelace. Frederick Douglass. Vladimir Lenin. Marie Curie. Frieda Kahlo. Carl Jung. Tupac Shakur. All geniuses who changed the world in ways that still influence our lives today. And all men and women who experienced, in childhood, trauma so severe that it should have broken them completely. <br><br>While presenting <i>Great Lives</i> on Radio 4, Matthew Parris noticed a trend in the lives of the exceptional people the programme covered: many of them had been marked by extreme trauma and deprivation. They seemed to have succeeded not only in spite of their backgrounds, but perhaps even <i>because</i> of them.<br><br>As Matthew Parris brings each individual's story to life in this original and compelling study, it becomes clear that we must rethink the origins of success, as well as the legacy of trauma.</p>

Review

Graceful and considered ... an elegant, compassionate and wide-ranging tribute to the resilience of humans ― The Times

Parris has a feel for language, a sense of history and a wonderful wit ― Scotland on Sunday

Parris is a skilful entertainer, who informs as well as amuses. ― Literary Review

I learned a lot reading this ... the strength of <i>Fracture </i>is that it is very much like a cracking radio script: entertaining and easy to digest ― Spectator

Book Description

Matthew Parris, presenter of Great Lives on BBC Radio 4, explores the surprising connection between trauma and greatness through vivid case histories.

About the Author

<b>Matthew Parris </b>worked for the Foreign Office before serving as an MP. He now writes as a columnist for <i>The Times </i>and the <i>Spectator</i>, and in 2011 won the Best Columnist award at the British Press Awards. He is the author of several books, including his autobiography <i>Chance Witness</i> and the bestselling <i>The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase.</i>

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