Bevis Hillier

Sequel to 'Young Betjeman'. This volume covers Betjeman's zenith years where he gains fame as a poet and as a television personality. It also explores his turbulent marriage with Penelope and his anguish when she converted to Roman Catholicism.

The young Betjeman was vulnerable, largely unsuccessful and unhappy. In this biography which charts the years from his birth in 1906 to his clandestine marriage in 1933, the author presents an interesting account of the popular poet.