Amateurs In Eden by Joanna Hodgkin
The story of Lawrence Durrell and his enigmatic first wife, Nancy: love, betrayal and literary endeavour set among the glittering intellectuals of 1930s London, Paris and Corfu
Frank and captivating. . rich in charm and pathos . . . Hodgkin has done both Nancy and herself proud with this fresh portrait of a marriage we thought we knew, and of a woman we have never known well enough -- Miranda Seymour * Sunday Times *
It's a cracking story, and Hodgkin is a meticulous researcher -- Olivia Laing * Observer *
The animating spirit that pulses through this joint biography is to be thoroughly applauded -- D.J Taylor * Literary Review *
This is not just a memoir of her mother. This is the history of a literary wife. On both counts, Hodgkin succeeds beautifully . . . Her story is not a footnote; it is absolutely central * Independent *
A truly fascinating account of one of those many women, the wives and the girlfriends and the sisters of famous literary men, who have lived a twilight existence in the shadows of the historical canon. A particularly rich and honest account * Scotland on Sunday *
An enjoyable, revisionist account of a bohemian marriage -- Blake Morrison * Guardian *
It's a cracking story, and Hodgkin is a meticulous researcher -- Olivia Laing * Observer *
The animating spirit that pulses through this joint biography is to be thoroughly applauded -- D.J Taylor * Literary Review *
This is not just a memoir of her mother. This is the history of a literary wife. On both counts, Hodgkin succeeds beautifully . . . Her story is not a footnote; it is absolutely central * Independent *
A truly fascinating account of one of those many women, the wives and the girlfriends and the sisters of famous literary men, who have lived a twilight existence in the shadows of the historical canon. A particularly rich and honest account * Scotland on Sunday *
An enjoyable, revisionist account of a bohemian marriage -- Blake Morrison * Guardian *
Joanna Hodgkin has written several successful psychologial thrillers as Joanna Hines.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844087945 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844087948 |
| Title | Amateurs In Eden |
| Author | Joanna Hodgkin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2013-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Spears Book Awards 2012 (UK), Short-listed for H W Fisher Best First Biography Prize 2012 (UK) |
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