The waste land'The Waste Land' is the greatest poem of the age. But a century after its publication in 1922, T. S. Eliot's masterpiece remains a work of comparative mystery. In this gripping account, award winning biographer Matthew Hollis reconstructs the making of the poem and brings its times vividly to life. He tells the story of the cultural and personal trauma that forged the poem through the interleaved lives of its protagonists of Ezra Pound, who edited it,

Leena takes a two-month sabbatical and escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest

hearty breakfasts

or gathering dust in the garage

It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever

For David Copperfield

education or courage

And we treat these numbers as gospel

s recipes and stories of their experiences in Spain are accompanied by beautiful food photography and design by Spanish artist Andi Rivas

travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet

interviews - explores race

and the destruction of its textile industry

more terrible understanding of Azadi