Jacquot and the Waterman

After graduating from Hertford College, Oxford in 1973,
Martin O'Brien joined Conde Nast and was British
Vogue's
travel editor for a number of years. As well as writing for
Vogue,
he has contributed to a wide range of international
publications. He was editor of
Sixty Years of Travel in
Vogue
(Macdonald) and is the author of
All the Girls
(Macmillan).

He lives in Gloucestershire with his wife and two daughters.

Also by Martin O'Brien

All The Girls

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Copyright © 2005.Martin O'Brien

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First published in 2005
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First published in paperback in 2005
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For my three girls
Fiona, Katie and Polly
with love