Martineau, Lisa

Lisa Martineau is the author of three previous books: All The Old Familiar Places, A Novel, '[A] remarkable recreation of life in London during World War Two... the narrative voice is utterly original' Amazon.com review; Politics & Power: A biography of Barbara Castle, A Financial Times Biography of the Year, 'Lucid and taut' Daily Mail and Caught in a Mirror: Reflections of Japan, '[Martineau] is a gaijin who has penetrated Japan more deeply than most' The Economist, 'The best of the general surveys...unbigoted, funny and sensitive' The Daily Yomiuri.