Somewhere Towards The End
by Athill, Diana
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 1803510927
- ISBN 13
- 9781803510927
- Seller
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Umea, Sweden
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About This Item
Mass Market Paperback. Publisher: Grantham Books Services | | Mass Market Paperback | 192 p. | This book is brand new. | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: 'There is a sense throughout Athill's work that you are making a new friend as much as reading a new story ... a delight to read' Observer WINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZE, the moving and witty memoir on what it means to grow old. Written in her nineties, when she was free from any inhibitions she may have once had, Diana Athill reflects frankly on the losses and occasionally the gains that old age can bring, and on the wisdom and fortitude required to face death. Lively, fearless and humorous, Somewhere Towards the End encapsulates the vibrant final decades of Athill's life. Filled with events, love and friendships, this is a memoir about maintaining hope, joy and vigour in later life, resisting regret, and questioning the beliefs and customs of your own generation. 'Informative, honest and lacking in the usual sorrow over old age. A remarkable woman' Beryl Bainbridge 'An honest joy to read' Alice Munro 'The book is a moving and humorous account of old age, unsparing about its indignities, unflinching from the inevitability that the end can not be many years away, but full of joy at the way life keeps on, at the most unexpected moments, renewing itself' Irish Times 'Her brilliant book is entirely lacking in the usual regrets, nostalgia and Hovis-ad recollections of old-timers. It is a little literary gem, penned by a marvellous, feisty old character ... What a treasure' Daily Mail | We have this book in our store house - please allow for a couple of extra days for delivery.
Synopsis
First published in Great Britain by Granta Publications, 2008.
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- Bookseller
- h:strom - Text & Kultur AB / Antikvariat & Bokhandel (SE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB-16595243
- Title
- Somewhere Towards The End
- Author
- Athill, Diana
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1803510927
- ISBN 13
- 9781803510927
- Keywords
- Åldrande, Memoar, Livsvisdom, Vänskap, Humor
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h:strom - Text & Kultur AB / Antikvariat & Bokhandel
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