Antwerp is the star of this charming and rather lovely history ... Pye writes beautifully, has a lovely eye for detail and an obvious affection for this period of Antwerp's history. Peter Frankopan The Observer
Michael Pye's twelve previous books have been translated into fifteen languages; three have been New York Times 'Notable Books of the Year', two were British bestsellers and one became a Hollywood movie. He won various prizes in Modern History at Oxford, and went on to be journalist, broadcaster and columnist in London and New York. He lives in Amsterdam.