From the host of RTE's Primetime and author of The Reluctant Taoiseach, the widely acclaimed biography of John A. Costello, Rise 1882-1932 is the first volume of a major two-part reassessment of the man who shaped modern Ireland.

From the 1916 Rising, the troubled Treaty negotiations and the Civil War, right through to his retirement after longer in power than any other twentieth century leader, de Valera has both defined and divided Ireland. This book shows how he attempted to confine his nation of disciples to the narrowest of cultural and intellectual horizons.

John Lloyd was the poster boy of British tennis, a former British number one, Grand Slam finalist, Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion and Davis Cup captain. This autobiography is filled with captivating tales of Hollywood celebrities, tennis icons and lost loves, along with sobering details of his battle with cancer and drug addiction in his family.

A brilliant combination of lyrical memoir and guide to living and dying, comparable to Kathryn Mannix's With the End in Mind and Julia Samuel's Grief Works, from the author of Your Life in My Hands.