Nigella Lawson: A Biography

by Gilly Smith

Book Overview

Strikingly beautiful and with an unashamed passion for food, Nigella Lawson continues to fascinate and inspire. Her cookery books are international bestsellers, she is a TV presenter in the UK and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569802998
• ISBN13: 9781569802991
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Barricade Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Not disappointed, Quite enjoyable

After reading some of the negative reviews for this book, I ordered it at the least expensive price I could find. I thought it would be a disappointment, but I was pleasantly surprised. I do not think it is a bad book. I like the author's style of writing and I think she produced a book that is well above mediocre. I am glad that I took a chance and started reading it. It gives some history about the subject without appearing to be invasive or opinionated. I would recommend this book for anyone interested in background knowledge about Nigella Lawson, as well as some very nice pictures. The pictures are fairly up-to-date and there really are more than a few. The number of pictures are comparable to other biographies written.

Love anything written regarding Nigella

I am surprised about these bad reviews. I logged on to see why the poor review of this book. I read a book from cover to cover. From what I gathered the title does not say an authorized biography but just a biography. Nigella is such a private person she may never authorize a biography of herself nor will she write a book about herself. She may not think she is important enough to actually have a book sold about her. However, when a person writes for magazines as she does a little of herself will come through in her writing. I thought Gilly Smith did a great job at the research done with reading Nigella's writings and with interviews of some of her friends. I only read non-fiction and if Gilly Smith writes another I will read this author again. This author writes very fluidly and stays within the idea of the moment that captures the interest of the reader. If you read this book don't look for gossip about Nigella. It is just a book about very private person that I have found to be a most extraordinary person I very much look up to. Thank You!