ROLAND PHILIPPS was a leading publisher for many years. A Spy Named Orphan, his first book, arose from lifelong connections to Donald Maclean and his story. It was shortlisted for the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2018, was a Daily Mail Book of the Year and received widespread critical acclaim. His second book, Victoire, was published by The Bodley Head in 2021.
A page-turner of the most empathetic kind * Guardian on A Spy Named Orphan * Cracking... a persuasive and polished biography * Sunday Times on A Spy Named Orphan * So extraordinary it almost defies belief * The Times on Victoire *