Any Human Heart by William Boyd
In Any Human Heart we read the posthumous diaries of Logan Gonzago Mountstuart - half-British and half- Uruguayan - as he develops from school, through adulthood into old age and, ultimately, to oblivion. Mountstuart is from wealthy stock and, as a child, money has never been an obstacle. He expects success in everything he does and in his early years he is not disappointed. He does well at school, gets a place at Oxford, writes with some degree of success and associates with names that will grace the pages of history. At the same time, Mountstuart has the freedom to gallivant around the UK, Europe and the world, taking more than a passing interest in policing, the Spanish Civil War and the Duke of Windsor.