A few surprising revelations from this week’s esteemed Shelf Lifer, as Roger Moore tells us which literary character he’d sleep with, what he doesn’t like doing in his spare time and who would be his author of choice during a year’s solitary confinement. His new book, Bond on Bond: The Ultimate Book on 50 Years of Bond Movies, is published by Michael O’Mara Books
1). What are you reading at the moment?
The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj by Anne de Courcy
2). As a child, what did you read under the covers?
Hotspur, The Wizard and The Rover
3). Has a book ever made you cry, and if so which one?
4). You are about to be put into solitary confinement for a year and allowed to take three books. What would you choose?
Shogun: A Novel of Japan and Noble House by James Clavell and The Daily Telegraph Crossword Puzzles.
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