£16.85

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

£17 today · previous high £17 · all-time low £16

Hutchinson Fires Which Burned Brightly: A Life in Progress - Biography

Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 46 days · 46 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£16.85 £15.58 £15.86 £16.14 £16.41 £16.69 £16.97 19 July 2026 30 July 2026 10 August 2026 21 August 2026 02 September 2026
View at Amazon ↗

Price data last checked 45 day(s) ago - refreshing...

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↑ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↑ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 46 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price
Current Price
23 days 23 days · current 0 6 12 17 23 £16 £17 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £16 (23 days, 50.0%)

Price range: £16 - £17

Price levels: 2 different prices over 46 days

Description
Fires Which Burned Brightly is a captivating memoir that weaves together wit, reflection, and profound insight into a writer's journey. Published by Hutchinson, this biography offers readers an intimate portrait of a life spent with words, moving seamlessly from charming schoolboy episodes to thought-provoking explorations of darker emotional terrain. The narrative combines fresh perspectives with finely-wrought prose, delivering both humour and depth throughout. This soulful examination of artistic life and personal experience has earned praise for its masterful storytelling and honest examination of what it means to live a writer's life. Ideal for readers seeking authentic memoir writing that balances levity with genuine emotional resonance.

Key Features

Hutchinson publishes this reflective biography that combines wit and wisdom across a writer's complete life story.

The memoir alternates between charming, humorous schoolboy episodes and darker, more psychologically complex personal moments.

Finely-wrought prose throughout demonstrates the author's masterful command of language applied to his own life narrative.

This portrait of artistic life offers soulful insight into what it means to live a writer's existence across decades.

Product Specifications
Brand
Hutchinson
Format
hardcover
ASIN
1529154650
Category
Books > Subjects > Biography > Novelists, Poets & Playwrights
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
02 September 2025
Listed Since
04 December 2024

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Sceptre Frankie - Contemporary Fiction Novel by Bestselling Author
96% match

Sceptre Frankie - Contemporary Fiction Novel by Bestselling Author

Sceptre

£5.93 01 Oct 2026
You Are Here - David Nicholls Love Story Novel
96% match

You Are Here - David Nicholls Love Story Novel

Sceptre

£6.00 24 Aug 2026
A Companion to David Foster Wallace Studies (American Literature Readings in the 21st Century)
96% match

A Companion to David Foster Wallace Studies (American Literature Readings in the 21st Century)

MACMILLAN

£88.93 12 Sep 2026
Penguin - The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe Novel
95% match

Penguin - The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe Novel

Penguin

£9.49 02 Sep 2026
晚熟的人
95% match

晚熟的人

IngramSpark

£50.20 04 Sep 2026
A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction (Concise Companions to Literature and Culture)
95% match

A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction (Concise Companions to Literature and Culture)

Wiley

£91.19 24 Sep 2026
Art and Commerce in the British Short Story, 1880–1950 (The History of the Book)
95% match

Art and Commerce in the British Short Story, 1880–1950 (The History of the Book)

Routledge

£140.45 18 Sep 2026
Oeuvres vol. 1: Tome 1, Claudine à l'école ; Claudine à Paris ; Claudine en ménage ; Claudine s'en va ; L'ingénue libertine ; La retraite sentimentale ... ; La vagabonde (Pleiade Series : Tome 1)
95% match

Oeuvres vol. 1: Tome 1, Claudine à l'école ; Claudine à Paris ; Claudine en ménage ; Claudine s'en va ; L'ingénue libertine ; La retraite sentimentale ... ; La vagabonde (Pleiade Series : Tome 1)

GALLIMARD

£70.00 21 Aug 2026
The Ethics in Literature
95% match

The Ethics in Literature

MACMILLAN

£76.42 23 Sep 2026
The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction, 2 Volumes: 1980 - 2020
95% match

The Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Fiction, 2 Volumes: 1980 - 2020

Wiley

£170.00 21 Aug 2026
The Ethics in Literature
95% match

The Ethics in Literature

MACMILLAN

£84.61 22 Sep 2026
Philip Roth: American Pastoral, the Human Stain, the Plot Against America (Continuum Studies in Contemporary North American Fiction)
95% match

Philip Roth: American Pastoral, the Human Stain, the Plot Against America (Continuum Studies in Contemporary North American Fiction)

Bloomsbury

£85.00 22 Sep 2026
Lettres III: (1957-1965)
95% match

Lettres III: (1957-1965)

GALLIMARD

£52.52 23 Sep 2026
Oeuvres vol. 3: Tome 3, La femme cachée ; Aventures quotidiennes ; L'enfant et les sortilèges ; La fin de Chéri ; La naissance du jour ; La seconde ; ... ; Discours de réception à l'Académie
95% match

Oeuvres vol. 3: Tome 3, La femme cachée ; Aventures quotidiennes ; L'enfant et les sortilèges ; La fin de Chéri ; La naissance du jour ; La seconde ; ... ; Discours de réception à l'Académie

GALLIMARD

£81.00 22 Aug 2026
John McGahern: Ways of Looking (Routledge Studies in Irish Literature)
95% match

John McGahern: Ways of Looking (Routledge Studies in Irish Literature)

Routledge

£150.01 24 Sep 2026
Routledge - The Wounded Hero in Contemporary Fiction Book
95% match

Routledge - The Wounded Hero in Contemporary Fiction Book

Routledge

£149.91 01 Oct 2026
People, Places, Things: Essays by Elizabeth Bowen
95% match

People, Places, Things: Essays by Elizabeth Bowen

Edinburgh University Press

£124.20 24 Sep 2026
This Must Be the Place - Tinder Press Bestselling Novel
95% match

This Must Be the Place - Tinder Press Bestselling Novel

Tinder Press

£10.30 16 Oct 2026
My Seven Lives: Jana Juráňová in Conversation with Agneša Kalinová
95% match

My Seven Lives: Jana Juráňová in Conversation with Agneša Kalinová

Purdue University Press

£78.50 08 Sep 2026
Reading the Modern European Novel since 1900: A Critical Study of Major Fiction from Proust's Swann's Way to Ferrante's Neapolitan Tetralogy (Reading the Novel)
95% match

Reading the Modern European Novel since 1900: A Critical Study of Major Fiction from Proust's Swann's Way to Ferrante's Neapolitan Tetralogy (Reading the Novel)

Wiley

£108.95 03 Oct 2026
Picture Imperfect - Jacqueline Wilson New Adult Novel
95% match

Picture Imperfect - Jacqueline Wilson New Adult Novel

Bantam

£11.00 26 Aug 2026
Celia Paul: Works 1975–2025
95% match

Celia Paul: Works 1975–2025

MACK BOOKS

£150.00 22 Aug 2026
A History of Modern French Literature: From the Sixteenth Century to the Twentieth Century
95% match

A History of Modern French Literature: From the Sixteenth Century to the Twentieth Century

Princeton University Press

£37.29 23 Sep 2026
Macmillan - A Mother's Love by Danielle Steel - Fiction Book
95% match

Macmillan - A Mother's Love by Danielle Steel - Fiction Book

MACMILLAN

£14.09 16 Oct 2026