Frances Partridge Diaries 1972-1975 by Frances Partridge

Frances Partridge Diaries 1972-1975 by Frances Partridge

Frances Partridge, now recognised as one of the great British diarists, at the age of 101, decided to publish her seventh volume of diaries, which cover her life between the years of 1972 and 1975. Despite over ten years having passed since the deaths of both her husband Ralph and son Burgo, their presence still hovers over these diaries. But never one to give up on life or to wallow in sadness, Frances turns to her friends for sustenance and distraction. She is, as ever, passionate about good conversation and argument, and in this volume there is plenty to discuss: the crises in Heath's government, the miners' strike, Bertolucci's new film LAST TANGO IN PARIS, the growing industry of writing about Bloomsbury, and the gradual emergence of drug-taking among the young people she knows.

Frances Partridge was born in Bedford Square in 1900. Family friends included Henry James, Conan Doyle and various members of the Strachey family. She has translated many books and with her husband Ralph edited the Greville Memoirs.

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ISBN 13	9780753813607
ISBN 10	0753813602
Title	Frances Partridge Diaries 1972-1975
Author	Frances Partridge
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2002-12-05
Number of pages	368
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