A new book from the author of the award winning }Stuart: A Life Backwards{ and }The Genius In My Basement{. In 2001, 148 notebooks were found in a skip in Cambridge. They were a small part of an intimate, anonymous diary, starting in 1952 and ending half a century later. Over 5 years, Alexander Masters uncovered the identity and real history of their author, with an astounding final revelation. *Also appeared in March Buyer's Notes*