The truth
By: Michael Palin
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Wn; Weidenfled & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780297860211; 9780297860228; 9780297860235
Subjects: Biographers; Roman; Fiction; Englisch
Description: Keith Mabbut is at a crossroads in his life. When he is offered the opportunity of a lifetime - to write the biography of the elusive Hamish Melville, a highly influential activist and humanitarian - he seizes the chance to write something meaningful.
Table of contents: title: "As read on BBC Radio 4"; title: cover. -Keith Mabbut is at a crossroads in his life. When he is offered the opportunity of a lifetime; title: to write the biography of the elusive Hamish Melville, a highly influential activist and humanitarian; title: he seizes the chance to write something meaningful. His search to find out the real story behind the legend takes Mabbut to Orissa and the environmental hotspots of India. The more he discovers about Melville, the more he admires him; title: and the more he connects with an idealist who wanted to make a difference. But is his quarry really who he claims to be? As Keith discovers, the truth can be whatever we make it...