Ghana born and Nigerian bred Boyd is the author of 17 novels with his latest, Trio, released in October last year. It is however his 2002’s winner of the Prix Jean Monnet, Any Human Heart, that is our Book of the Month for April. It’s a fictional autobiography of an unforgettable character called Logan Mountstuart that takes in the highs and lows of the twentieth century. Read alongside us, answer our Book Club questions and join in with our Big Review at the end of the month.
Any Human Heart – the blurb
Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, and Logan Mountstuart’s – stretching across the twentieth century – is a rich tapestry of both. As a writer who finds inspiration with Hemingway in Paris and Virginia Woolf in London, as a spy recruited by Ian Fleming and betrayed in the war, and as an art-dealer in ’60s New York, Logan mixes with the men and women who shape his times. But as a son, friend, lover and husband, he makes the same mistakes we all do in our search for happiness. Here, then, is the story of a life lived to the full – and a journey deep into a very human heart.
Join Us…
We will be sharing our Big Review of Any Human Heart on the last Friday of the month. A series of Book Club questions will also be around for you to answer on the last Thursday. Don’t wait until then though, we would love to know your marks out of ten as soon as you have read it. So grab your copy and read along with us.