Description
| Product ID: | 9780241974834 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Life of My Own |
| Authors: | Author: Claire Tomalin |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Autobiography: writers, Memoirs, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Autobiography: literary, Memoirs, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller In this remarkable memoir of love, loss and literature, acclaimed biographer Claire Tomalin turns her eye to another fascinating literary life: her own. She tells of a wartime childhood, Cambridge friendships and an early marriage to a brilliant journalist. After his sudden death in a war zone, Claire is left to raise their four children alone - all while leading a trail-blazing career in literary London. A Life of My Own is the tale of a woman overcoming obstacles both rare and routine to live not only a good but also a meaningful life. 'A dramatic and absorbing survivor's tale' Hilary Spurling, Spectator'Unexpectedly moving. Tomalin's story filled me with a kind of awe. Every page is valiant, every paragraph full of pluck' Rachel Cooke, New Statesman'She has been tested in ways few women are. This memoir is a triumph' Valerie Grove, Literary Review A Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-06-28 |