Duff Cooper's classic biography charts the remarkable progress of Talleyrand, a silver-tongued master diplomat, infamous turncoat, peacekeeper and libertine.

A moving reimagining of the man at the heart of Operation Mincemeat‘It is a story of why men go to war, it is also a heart-wrenching love story’ Nina BawdenWilliam Maryngton has just one dream: to fight for his country, as his late father did. Devoted and honourable, he knows no fear – yet somehow, he always misses the battle; too young for the First World War, too old for the Second. Operation Heartbreak follows Willie’s life, through youthful idealism, love affairs and disappointed hopes, until, finally, he gets the chance to make a difference.