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A Corner of Paradise: A Love Story (with the usual reservations)
Brian Thompson
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Description for A Corner of Paradise: A Love Story (with the usual reservations)
Paperback. In 1973, the author kissed the impossibly glamorous Elizabeth North for the first time, in a busy supermarket car park along the Leeds ring road. This title tells the story of the unexpectedly joyous consequences - ones to baffle many, not least themselves - until her death, aged 78. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
In 1973, Brian Thompson kissed the impossibly glamorous Elizabeth North for the first time, in a busy supermarket car park along the Leeds ring road. This is the story of the unexpectedly joyous consequences – ones to baffle many, not least themselves – until her death, aged 78. Both were writers, though they came from opposite ends of the social register – she an Admiral’s daughter, he the descendant of unruly Cockney eccentrics. She was by nature a solitary, while he was loud, incurably facetious – and needy. From a tiny Harrogate terrace, to the deeply un-picturesque French farmhouse ... Read more
In 1973, Brian Thompson kissed the impossibly glamorous Elizabeth North for the first time, in a busy supermarket car park along the Leeds ring road. This is the story of the unexpectedly joyous consequences – ones to baffle many, not least themselves – until her death, aged 78. Both were writers, though they came from opposite ends of the social register – she an Admiral’s daughter, he the descendant of unruly Cockney eccentrics. She was by nature a solitary, while he was loud, incurably facetious – and needy. From a tiny Harrogate terrace, to the deeply un-picturesque French farmhouse ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099581864
SKU
V9780099581864
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Ref
99-1
About Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson was born in London in 1935 and now lives in Oxford. He has written two award-winning volumes of memoir: Keeping Mum (2006), winner of the Costa Prize for Biography and the PEN/Ackerley Prize, and Clever Girl (2007), longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. He is also the author of the Bella Wallis mystery series, also published by Chatto/Vintage. ... Read more
Reviews for A Corner of Paradise: A Love Story (with the usual reservations)
A joyous, life-and-love-affirming account
Rachel Joyce
The Times
A portrait of love and grief, both witty and tender
Independent
A beguiling mosaic of incidents and anecdotes… Writing of real charm and humour
Sunday Times
Thompson is a terrific memoirist – wry, vivid and with one eye trained unforgivingly on his own failings... A ... Read more
Rachel Joyce
The Times
A portrait of love and grief, both witty and tender
Independent
A beguiling mosaic of incidents and anecdotes… Writing of real charm and humour
Sunday Times
Thompson is a terrific memoirist – wry, vivid and with one eye trained unforgivingly on his own failings... A ... Read more