Book description
In this long-awaited and candid memoir, Hitchens re-traces the
footsteps of his life to date, from his childhood in Portsmouth, with
his adoring, tragic mother and reserved Naval officer father; to his
life in Washington DC, the base from which from he would launch
fierce attacks on tyranny of all kinds. Along the way, he recalls the
girls, boys and booze; the friendships and the feuds; the grand
struggles and lost causes; and the mistakes and misgivings that have
characterised his life.
Christopher Hitchens is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and
Visiting Professor in liberal studies at the New School in New York. He
is the author of numerous books, including works on Thomas Jefferson,
Thomas Paine, George Orwell, Mother Theresa, Henry Kissinger and Bill
and Hillary Clinton, as well as his international bestseller and
National Book Award nominee, god Is Not Great.
