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In Search of a Beginning: My Life with Graham Greene
Yvonne Cloetta
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Description for In Search of a Beginning: My Life with Graham Greene
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Yvonne Cloetta was Graham Greene's companion for almost 32 years. Graham knew the time might come when Yvonne's privacy would be invaded. His advice was that she could either refuse to speak or to 'tell the truth'. This Cloetta has done startlingly eloquently - with the help of family friend and biographer Marie-Francoise Allain. What emerges is the most intimate account of Greene we have. Yvonne reveals the considerate, jovial and tender side of the private Graham Greene. She provides a new perspective on the 'old firm' and his contact with the former secret service boss Kim Philby. In ... Read more
Yvonne Cloetta was Graham Greene's companion for almost 32 years. Graham knew the time might come when Yvonne's privacy would be invaded. His advice was that she could either refuse to speak or to 'tell the truth'. This Cloetta has done startlingly eloquently - with the help of family friend and biographer Marie-Francoise Allain. What emerges is the most intimate account of Greene we have. Yvonne reveals the considerate, jovial and tender side of the private Graham Greene. She provides a new perspective on the 'old firm' and his contact with the former secret service boss Kim Philby. In ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747571124
SKU
V9780747571124
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About Yvonne Cloetta
Yvonne Cloetta was the longtime companion of Graham Greene. She died in 2001. Marie-Francoise Allain is the author of The Other Man: Conversations with Graham Greene.
Reviews for In Search of a Beginning: My Life with Graham Greene
'This book adds an important element to our knowledge of Graham Greene' The Times 'Anyone interested in the man or his novels will find this a fascinating and necessary book' Country Life 'An exhilarating and thought-provoking biography ... full of insights into a rigorous and fascinating mind' Daily Mail 'An illuminating memoir, written with intelligence and dignity ... Read more