The Centre of the Bed by Joan Bakewell
The story of Joan Bakewell's life and times spans the Blitz in Manchester, Cambridge during the glittering era of Michael Frayn, Jonathan Miller et al, London at its sixties peak and the world of the media and the arts from the 60s onwards, offering a portrait a remarkable woman and her times.
Wise and wry - The TimesBakewell's level-headed discussion of her ambivalent response to the tag (the 'thinking man's crumpet') makes fascinating reading..as does her calm but moving account of her lengthy affair with Harold Pinter. - The Sunday TimesMesmerising - Caroline Gascoigne, Books of the Year, Sunday Time
Joan Bakewell was born in Stockport in 1933, the daughter of an engineer, granddaughter of working-class artisans. She was the first in her family to go to university and only the second woman from her grammar school to attend Cambridge, where her circle included Frederick Raphael, Peter Hall, Michael Frayn, Mark Boxer and Jonathan Miller. Her long and illustrious career in broadcasting has included being the only woman presenter on BBC TV's Late Night Line Up, being Arts Correspondent for Newsnight, Chair of the BFI, and presenting series such as Heart of the Matter and My Generation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340823101 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340823100 |
| Title | The Centre of the Bed |
| Author | Joan Bakewell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2003-10-13 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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