Any Human Heart

A terrific journey through the twentieth century. Thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable

A terrific journey through the twentieth century. Thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable

Wise, profound and moving. Only the very best novels make you look at your own life and imagine your own future with fresh eyes

Superb, wonderful, enjoyable

This fabulous book all about life... is the journey of anyone with a heart... I think of Any Human Heart often - the sign of a truly great book

Sheer, truly brilliant storytelling. He has probably written more classic books than any of his contemporaries

Astonishing, touching, extremely funny. A brilliant evocation of a past era and an immensely readable story

Astounding. One of Boyd's greatest achievements

William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of sixteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. Any Human Heart was longlisted for the Booker Prize and adapted into a TV series with Channel 4. In 2005, Boyd was awarded the CBE. He is married and divides his time between London and south-west France.