From aspiring Miss Hong Kong beauty contestants and predatory menacing butterflies, to addressing an empty quad and concealing a provocative Marilyn Monroe tie,

Whether it is trekking through the icy Maine woods, or journeying to a remote island in the South Pacific where the first atomic bombs were detonated, Theroux s

Elegant and sophisticated biography of Princess Margaret, the controversial sister of Queen Elizabeth II, the Princess Diana of her day 'A fascinating insight i

Explores the culture and history of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong has always been something of an anomaly, and an outpost of empire, whether British or Chinese. Once described as a barren island, the former fishing c