Confessions

A model of its kind. Calmly, bravely written, infused by his Catholic upbringing, and intriguingly haunted by the posh question ... filled with qualities that are the marks of a good life: candour and courage, deployed with generosity and modesty, all of them here in spades. -- Adam Nicolson A clear-eyed and compelling account of a life, told with honesty and much wry humour. -- Luke Jennings A book brimming with surprises and insight. I have known Edward Stourton for fifty years, but there have been adventures in his life of which I knew nothing whatever until I read this fascinating memoir. He has led a Life in Full - and has the brainpower to analyse it all with wit and perspective. -- Nicholas Coleridge I have worked with many journalists during my sixty years in the trade and Edward is among the very best. He is untainted by the cynicism that infects so many of us, deeply thoughtful and committed to telling the truth. This important book reflects all that. And it's great fun too. Short version: A searingly honest insight into the life of one of our great journalists. Hugely entertaining too. -- John Humphrys Fascinating. Much more than a series of swashbuckling journalistic yarns, Confessions also describes the awokening , as Stourton puts it, of someone born to privilege who has come increasingly to question the assumptions of his caste. He retains a kind of shaken, chastened faith, and a moral passion which he has, on the right occasions, allowed to break through the mask of journalistic impartiality. -- Harry Eyres