Anne Sebba

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Anne Sebba’s compulsively fascinating book!

Sally Singer, New York Times Style Editor
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Anne Sebba brings meticulous research and a brilliant writer's eye to one of the darkest questions of World War II.

Anthony Horowitz
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Absolutely gripping in so many ways; beautifully written and superbly researched, a brilliant and a fresh take on a famous case.

Simon Sebag Montefiore
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An important retelling of Les Années Noires in Paris which puts women's stories, and the complications of their lives under Occupation, centre stage…

Kate Mosse, Author of Labyrinth
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A fascinating book I couldn’t stop reading. Anne Sebba knows everything about Paris during the War. She understands everything about the chic, loathsome collaborators and the Holocaust victims…

Edmund White
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Anne Sebba
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    Anne is the author of eleven non fiction books mostly biographies of iconic women with a strong historical context.

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    Anne loves interviewing extraordinary people – and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances – especially at the end of their lives.

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      • ‘The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz’ - Interviews with Anne Sebba

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Anyone who finds themselves in southwest France th Anyone who finds themselves in southwest France the last weekend in July you won’t want miss this fantastic new festival with Amy Tan, Alan Hollinghurst Tash Aw and many others. I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of it. DM for details.
And while we are on the subject of Wallis Simpson, And while we are on the subject of Wallis Simpson, aka That Woman, here is her Lobster Dress on show @vamuseum Schiaparelli exhibition The provocative dress was designed for her as part of her wedding trousseau in 1937.
Hanging on in there! Thanks to #dailytelegraph for Hanging on in there! Thanks to #dailytelegraph for showing how mad I can be and @alicewilkinsonwrites for the commission. Doing crazy things with grandchildren is a great way to keep fit! @terra_petra_trekking
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My piece about trekking the magnificent and histor My piece about trekking the magnificent and history laden Samaria Gorge is online in today’s Telegraph Health and Fitness section. I can’t post because of paywall but do read if you can. It was such a treat to spend time with grandchildren and talk about training for this.
Loved writing about trekking the Samaria gorge wit Loved writing about trekking the Samaria gorge with three of my granddaughters as a way of building memories and muscles! In today’s @telegraph health and fitness.
A very hot night to launch a very cool book by mot A very hot night to launch a very cool book by mother and daughter team Jehanne and Katie Wake @wake_writers @weighty.cake . What a beautiful cover for a great story about The Countess (Emily Cowper) who was born just opposite @hatchardspiccadilly where she was officially launched in great style tonight!
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Wonderful to read and review this fascinating book Wonderful to read and review this fascinating book in @spectator this week. So full of interesting facts and giant human stories. Huge congratulations #roderickbailey for The Lifesavers. A fresh take on what mattered in World War 2.
Wonderful to interview the amazing double world re Wonderful to interview the amazing double world record holder @vickianstey tonight to celebrate publication of her memoir, Other People Are Like the Weather. It’s an extraordinary book about overcoming fear and challenging ourselves, emotionally and physically. Vicki is an inspiration as you will see when you read this book.
How can you not enjoy a festival where the authors How can you not enjoy a festival where the authors meet at Harmony House in the shadow of the magnificent Melrose Abbey. Always great to meet fellow writers like Louise Gooding who tells kids about their Wonderfully Wired Brains and many others! Thank you for inviting me @bordersbookfest to this beautiful part of the world.
What a great pleasure and privilege to chat with t What a great pleasure and privilege to chat with the one and only #BBCJamesNaughtie about That Woman or Wallis Simpson and the Abdication crisis of 1936, 90years ago this year. There was a great crowd asking a ton of interesting questions in a tent @bordersbookfest  in Melrose. I was in very safe hands and loved every minute. Tx date is July 5. Do listen. I’m may have said something dreadful 😕
Such a privilege to tell the story of The Women’s Such a privilege to tell the story of The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz to a new (and huge) audience in beautiful Melrose thanks to @bordersbookfest As ever some of the stories related by audience members are so poignant and need to be shared. A very special evening (just sorry it clashed with The Wonderful @womensprize)
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