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Virginia Nicholson
Virginia Nicholson was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and grew up in Yorkshire and Sussex. She studied at Cambridge University and lived abroad in France and Italy, then worked as a documentary researcher for BBC Television. She is married to a writer, has three children and lives in Sussex.
Philip Ziegler
Philip Ziegler was born in 1929 and educated at Eton and Oxford. He was a diplomat before becoming an editorial director at the publishers William Collins.
Sofka Zinovieff
Sofka Zinovieff was born in London. She trained as an anthropologist at Cambridge. She has worked as a journalist and book reviewer for various British publications, and has lived in Russia, Italy and Greece.
Mary Craig
Mary Craig has written a wide range of books including THE LAST FREEDOM, MAN FROM A FAR COUNTRY, LONGFORD: A BOILOGICAL PORTRAIT, CANDLES IN THE DARK, THE CRYSTAL SPIRIT and SPARK FROM HEAVEN.
Jane Stevenson
Jane is currently a Regius Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen (School of Divinity, History and Philosophy)
Edward Platt
Edward Platt was born in 1968 and lives in London. He is a regular contributor to various magazines and newspapers. His books Leadville won a Somerset Maugham Award and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
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Matthew Rice
Matthew Rice is a painter, designer and writer. A regular contributor to Country Life, he is the author of VILLAGE BUILDINGS OF BRITAIN, to which HRH Prince Charles contributed a foreword. He lives in Oxford and Norfolk with his wife, the potter Emma Bridgewater.
Jane Ridley
Jane Ridley is an historian at Buckingham University where she teaches a course on biography.
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Professor Nick Lane
Nick Lane has published five critically acclaimed books, translated into 20 languages; most recently The Vital Question. He was awarded the 2015 Biochemical Society Award for his outstanding contribution to the molecular life sciences.