The most entertaining book of the year Sunday Times The autobiography of magazine kingpin Nicholas Coleridge is a Waughlike whirlwind of eccentric characters lavish parties and even a spell in a Sri Lankan jail. It was funny enough to excuse all the namedropping Evening Standard Books of the Year A ludicrously wellconnected magazine impresario. Whimsical tales of Bob Geldof William Hague Princess Diana and George Osborne jostle with recollections of glitzy parties at castles and producing the Eton magazine with Craig Brown. Its gossipy good fun Sunday TimesA deliciously moreish memoir of the authors glittering career in magazine publishing. Like having a really good gossip over a glass of fizz with Evelyn Waugh Sunday TelegraphSparkling. Witty nimble and engaging it is wonderfully entertaining and a marvellous slice of social history Jane Ridley SpectatorBrilliant. I laughed almost continuously Charles Moore SpectatorAn irresistible read hilarious honest and insightful. I adored it Tina Brown Forthright witty and gossipy. A passion for glossy magazines shines through this effervescent memoir Sunday Express