This second volume of Martin Stannad's biography of Evelyn Waugh, following on from The Early Years: 1903-1939, covers the period 1939 to 1966. It completes the portrait of Waugh and ranges from his war experiences to the writing of Brideshead and the Sword of Honour trilogy and ends with his death in 1966. This book looks at the private man behind Waugh's masks of burlesque and includes letters from a range of individuals including Cyril Connolly, Lady Diana Cooper and Graham Greene.