- Published: 28 March 2016
- ISBN: 9780099287667
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $32.99
Alfred Hitchcock
- Published: 28 March 2016
- ISBN: 9780099287667
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $32.99
Superb, insightful short life... Deft and moving
Bee Wilson, The Guardian
Irresistible
Louise Jury, The Independent
An elegant and hugely enjoyable read
Alexander Larman, Sunday Express
[A] nutritious, compact and superb critical biography
Roger Lewis, Daily Mail
Shelves of serious biographies have been written on Alfred Hitchcock, but perhaps none as pleasurable as Peter Ackroyd’s
Kate Muir, The Times
This is an elegantly spare and hugely readable book – which sends you straight back to the films
Olivia Cole
An accessible and efficient primer to [Hitchcock’s] life and work
Peter Murphy, Irish Times
A sound and highly readable introduction
Kevin Jackson, Literary Review
Ackroyd…lucidly evokes the textures of Hitchcock’s eccentric life and blends these with a confident examination of the major films in Hitchcock’s remarkable output
Brendan Daly, Sunday Business Post
An engaging introduction and intriguing invitation to revisit the films
Francine Stock, Prospect
Provides a fascinating insight into how this strange man was able to create so many enduring silver screen classics
Choice Magazine
A useful primer and beautifully written
Crack
An extremely readable and concise biography of Britain’s most famous film director
Good Book Guide
Short and engrossing
Antonia Quirke, Financial Times
Shelves of serious biographies have been written on Alfred Hitchcock, but perhaps non as pleasurable as Peter Ackroyd’s with its flowing prose and insightful appreciation.
Kate Muir, The Times
A well-written and eminently readable book.
Erin Britton, Nudge