All right, I'll come clean, I haven't finished this book but it will be heading back to the library this afternoon and I won't make any effort to renew it. It's well written, of course it is, it's by the very well educated Anthony Holden, (he who is famous for writing biographies of members of the Royal Family) but you know, I just didn't feel any connection with him and it turns out I need that feeling if I am to carry on with an autobiography. I liked it to start with, and I particularly took to his grandfather Ivan, but all too soon he was off to Oundle school followed by Merton College Oxford, and he began to mix with the kind of society that I can only dream about. His friends have become the literati of his generation and Gyles Brandreth found the book 'Funny, moving and telling, a rollercoaster of a good read' so don't let me put you off. There are famous names on every page, and if that's your thing, enjoy!