Thank You Mr Crombie

‘A vivid, vivacious memoir of London’s journalism scene… . Mihir Bose has elephantine powers of recall and, when feeling vengeful, some killer punchlines. The effect is perversely relaxing, akin to unwinding at the end of the day with a clubland habitué.’

-- TLS

'[An] interesting and thought-provoking book... . Refreshingly, Bose shuns the modern theory that everything is either completely right or completely wrong.'

-- Daily Mail

'A moving, relatable telling of the universal hustle, grief and joy of all immigrants – Bose Da has hit a six, straight out of the stadium.'

-- The Irish Times

‘An enjoyable and readable life-story interspersed with personal reflections about Britain’s past and present through friendly but not uncritical eyes.’

-- Church Times

'A fascinating read. Accessible, entertaining and covering a vast canvas through the story of one man. Highly recommended.'

-- Morning Star

'Witty and engaging.' 

-- The Round Table

'[Mihir Bose’s] account is candid and unvarnished, colourful and humorous, with some interesting home truths for Indian and British people.'

-- The Chiswick Calendar

'This is the memoir of a life transformed and a nation reinvented, as Britain came to terms with its imperial legacy and embraced the free peoples of empire. Eye opening, funny and revealing, we see a nation become more tolerant and accepting, while having to acknowledge a less than enlightened past. It is a beautifully written personal account of the birth of modern Britain.'

-- Clive Myrie, BBC presenter, foreign correspondent and author of Everything is Everything: A Memoir of Love, Hate & Hope

'Mihir Bose is a remarkable man with a remarkable story to tell.'

-- Sir Max Hastings

'Mihir Bose has taken all the many books and articles he has written and with his customary enthusiasm, wit, warmth, diligence and ability has distilled them and added his own extraordinary personal story – from Kolkata to the highest reaches of British journalism – to produce an entertaining autobiography of the highest quality.'

-- Nick Hewer, journalist, former presenter on Channel 4’s Countdown, and Lord Sugar’s former aide on The Apprentice

'I love this book, a portrait of Britain written with honesty, intelligence, lucidity, hope and extraordinary sweetness, which is the character of Mihir Bose.'

-- Sarah Sands, Deputy Chair of the British Council and author of The Hedgehog Diaries and The Interior Silence: 10 Lessons from Monastic Life

'An engaging odyssey about ex pat-Indian identity, Britishness, colonialism and sport, by a treasured master writer.'

-- Lord Peter Hain, author of A Pretoria Boy; Mandela: His Essential Life and The Rhino Conspiracy

'Warm, sweet and laugh out loud funny – but also the most penetrating series of insights into Empire and race I’ve seen for years by one a writer who truly understands both.'

-- Trevor Phillips, Times columnist and author of Windrush: 75 Years of Modern Britain