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Myself When Young: The Shaping of a Writer
Daphne Du Maurier
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Description for Myself When Young: The Shaping of a Writer
Paperback. Daphne du Maurier's autobiography pinpoints the literary influences and overwhelming desire to explore the family history of the girl who became the great writer. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations ports. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
'A delightful book, full of amusing and charming stories' THE TIMES
'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'An intimate view of a creative personality . . . as richly evocative as any of her novels' LOS ANGELES TIMES
In Myself When Young, based on diaries that she kept from 1920-1932, the most famous du Maurier probes her own past, beginning with her earliest memories and encompassing the publication of her first book and her subsequent marriage.
Here, the writer is open and sometimes painfully honest about the difficult relationship with her father; her ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Virago Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844080960
SKU
V9781844080960
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Ref
99-50
About Daphne Du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was born in London, England. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major ... Read more
Reviews for Myself When Young: The Shaping of a Writer
A delightful book, full of amusing and charming stories, pinpointing the literary influences and the first stirrings of books to be written in later years, and with a happy and romantic ending
The Times
The girl we meet, a strong-winged bird homing in to the steep banks of a Cornish river, is herself no mean romantic enigma
... Read more
The Times
The girl we meet, a strong-winged bird homing in to the steep banks of a Cornish river, is herself no mean romantic enigma
... Read more