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Anne Somerset was born in England in 1955 and educated in London, Gloucestershire, and Kent. After studying history at
An Excellent Life of an Underrated Author: Jeffrey Meyers is a prolific biographer of literary figures whose books are
Geoff Dyer is the author of three novels, a critical study of John Berger, and four genre-defying books, including But
Helen Simpson is the author of three collections of short stories, Getting a Life, Four Bare Legs in a Bed (winner of
The defence of the 9th-century kingdom of Wessex under King Alfred against the 'Great Viking Army' is one of the major



