Elizabeth Jane Howard by Artemis Cooper
The authorised biography of Elizabeth Jane Howard from the award-winning author of Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure
Hugely absorbing * Guardian *
A careful and accurate portrait * Daily Telegraph *
Cooper has assiduously gathered material from everyone involved, and the details and perspectives are tantalizingly fresh * The Times *
Looks set to be the literary biography of the autumn * Good Housekeeping *
In this fascinating biography, Artemis Cooper paints a picture of a complex and tricky woman * Sunday Express *
A careful portrait of a fascinating woman * Sunday Telegraph *
Compelling * Sunday Times *
An unexpected treasure. . It is as compelling and unified as a novel, while recounting a full, messy, complex human story . . . Cooper is respectful but never sycophantic, clear-eyed but never mocking. Familiar stories are retold but also reconsidered, and set in context. And the book pays the literary biography's ultimate compliment - it will send even those most familiar with the novels back to their bookshelves to revisit them * Financial Times *
Elegant, sympathetic but clear-sighted * Mail on Sunday *
I inhaled every blissful word. A sad, revelatory, brilliantly written account of one remarkable woman's life in writing, cooking, and having sex. An unexpected triumph -- Rachel Johnson * Daily Mail *
Artemis Cooper's biography of Howard asserts the importance of Howard the writer, but also paints a painful portrait of a woman whose emotional life was often determined by the approval and attention of men * Guardian Review *
Cooper's biography is a careful portrait of a woman bursting with every talent except the capacity to inspire enduring love * Daily Telegraph *
A careful and accurate portrait * Daily Telegraph *
Cooper has assiduously gathered material from everyone involved, and the details and perspectives are tantalizingly fresh * The Times *
Looks set to be the literary biography of the autumn * Good Housekeeping *
In this fascinating biography, Artemis Cooper paints a picture of a complex and tricky woman * Sunday Express *
A careful portrait of a fascinating woman * Sunday Telegraph *
Compelling * Sunday Times *
An unexpected treasure. . It is as compelling and unified as a novel, while recounting a full, messy, complex human story . . . Cooper is respectful but never sycophantic, clear-eyed but never mocking. Familiar stories are retold but also reconsidered, and set in context. And the book pays the literary biography's ultimate compliment - it will send even those most familiar with the novels back to their bookshelves to revisit them * Financial Times *
Elegant, sympathetic but clear-sighted * Mail on Sunday *
I inhaled every blissful word. A sad, revelatory, brilliantly written account of one remarkable woman's life in writing, cooking, and having sex. An unexpected triumph -- Rachel Johnson * Daily Mail *
Artemis Cooper's biography of Howard asserts the importance of Howard the writer, but also paints a painful portrait of a woman whose emotional life was often determined by the approval and attention of men * Guardian Review *
Cooper's biography is a careful portrait of a woman bursting with every talent except the capacity to inspire enduring love * Daily Telegraph *
Artemis Cooper is the author of a number of books including Cairo in the War, 1939-1945, Writing at the Kitchen Table: The Authorized Biography of Elizabeth David and, most recently, Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure. With her husband, Antony Beevor, she wrote Paris After the Liberation, 1945-1949. She has edited two collections of letters as well as Words of Mercury, an anthology of the work of Patrick Leigh Fermor; and, with Colin Thubron, she edited The Broken Road, the final volume of Leigh Fermor's European trilogy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848549265 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848549261 |
| Title | Elizabeth Jane Howard |
| Author | Artemis Cooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2017-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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