Too Close To The Sun
The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton
- Published: 1 July 2010
- ISBN: 9781407052786
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 304
A good story... a fitting memorial
Observer
A fascinating story of a man trying to outrun the social upheavals of the twentieth century
Herald
Wheeler has made excellent use of the sources at hand... Moreover, Wheeler writes well, and has a gift - shared by only very few - for pinning down the smells and atmosphere of the African landscape
Literary Review
She dazzles the reader with an evocation of time and place.. her description of the east Africa Campaign is detailed and enthralling
Keith Dovkants, Scotsman
She writes beautifully, with a vivid turn of phrase, a sound grasp of history and an impish humour
Andrew Lycett, Sunday Times
A richly, indeed sensually atmospheric book... Wheeler writes in headily evocative style
Sunday Telegraph
An engrossing book
Hilary Spurling, Daily Telegraph
Wheeler has a sharp eye for lustrous detail, and her comic touch is sure
Henry Hitchens, Times Literary Supplement