William Boyd
William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of sixteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. Any Human Heart was longlisted for the Booker Prize and adapted into a TV series with Channel 4. In 2005, Boyd was awarded the CBE. He is married and divides his time between London and south-west France.
William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of sixteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. Any Human Heart was longlisted for the Booker Prize and adapted into a TV series with Channel 4. In 2005, Boyd was awarded the CBE. He is married and divides his time between London and south-west France. See less
William Boyd's Featured Books
William Boyd book reviews
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An Ice-Cream War
Intelligent, sensitive story of lost dreams
by Alan W, Oct 27, 2011
Explores the everyday important parts of people's lives while set in East Africa as the impact of World War I looms, and changes everything. Read More
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Ordinary Thunderstorms
What went wrong?
by John P, Sep 9, 2010
IMHO William Boyd has produced a magnificent body of work until now. With "Ordinary Thunderstorms" something else has happened. The plot is the problem. Generally I have no difficulty believing in ... Read More
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Restless
Great story
by mp2dtw, May 28, 2009
I loved the older story line and how the book has two narrators. However, this is not great literature. I didn't think the writing was particularly great. Skipping sentences and, in a few cases, ... Read More
