In My Mind's Eye: A Thought Diary

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Synopsis
Riffing on cats and Brexit, the Royals and the annoyances of aging, the nonagenarian Jan Morris delights with her wickedly hilarious first-ever diary collection. Celebrated as the “greatest descriptive writer of her time” (Rebecca West), Jan Morris has been dazzling readers since she burst on the scene with her on-the-spot reportage of the first ascent of Everest in 1953. Now, the beloved ninety-two-year-old, author of classics such as Venice and Trieste, embarks on an entirely new literary enterprise—a collection of daily diaries, penned over the course of a single year. Ranging widely from the idyllic confines of her North Wales home, Morris offers diverse sallies on her preferred form of exercises (walking briskly), her frustration at not recognizing a certain melody humming in her head (Beethoven’s Pathétique, incidentally), her nostalgia for small-town America, as well as intimate glimpses into her home life. With insightful quips on world issues, including Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States and the #MeToo movement, In My Mind’s Eye will charm old and new Jan Morris fans alike.
Copyright:
2019

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781631495373
Related ISBNs:
9781631495366, 9781631495366
Publisher:
Liveright
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Copyrighted By:
Jan Morris
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
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Bookshare Staff
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