‘It is definitely not to be missed if you are interested in Evelyn Waugh, his work, the art of biography, or even the personality of one of our great English eccentrics’ – Antonia Fraser
‘A various, touching and bitterly funny study in troubled loyalty’ – Christopher Ricks
‘A worthy, and highly readable, monument to this strange man, a flawed genius, a great writer, but one who never reached his full potential’ – Lord Hailsham
‘One is constantly astonished by the truth and the liveliness of the portrait which emerges’ – Frances Donaldson
‘It is an unusual piece of luck that someone quite so well qualified as Christopher Sykes was available to undertake the biography of Evelyn Waugh… (who) is able to see his subject with an eye always deeply affectionate, but never in the least uncritical’ – Anthony Powell
