There and Back - Diaries 1999 2009: The brand new volume from beloved author, TV icon

THE FOURTH VOLUME OF MICHAEL PALIN''S BESTSELLING DIARIES A new millennium, and a new chapter for Michael Palin unfolds. With a Hemingway travel project testing his confidence, doubts creeping in about his abilities as a writer, the death of his great friend George Harrison and the last of his children leaving home, the dawn of the twenty-first century sees Michael at his most reflective yet. Over the next ten years, we watch through Michael''s eyes as the world reels fromthe successive shocks of September 11, the 7/7 bombings and the global financial crash. With the warmth and gentle empathy that have endeared him to millions of fans over the decades, Michael documents the day-to-day detail of living in a world buffeted by such powerful winds of change. And amidst this turbulence, one thing remains constant: Michael''s irrepressible curiosity and thirst for adventure. These diaries follow his life as he comes and goes through the filming of four blockbuster travel documentaries - Hemingway Adventure , Sahara , Himalaya and New Europe - and reaches the peak of his fame as a beloved TV traveller. And five years on from the last of his children flying the nest, Michael embarks on his greatest adventure yet: becoming a besotted grandfather. There and Back is a new window into the world of Michael Palin, one that reveals more than ever the strength and succour he draws from those ever-present supporting structures in his life: his family, his friendships and, of course, the Pythons.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Palin
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 25.09.2025
• EAN: 9781474612777
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-1277-7
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Diaries, letters and journals, comedian diaries; celebrity diaries; political diaries