Selective Memory by Katharine Whitehorn
The witty and brilliant autobiography from legendary, beloved and groundbreaking journalist Katharine Whitehorn. 'A book to treasure for its wit, honesty, good sense and warm laughter' DAILY TELEGRAPH Q: A mother's place? A: In the wrong. Much loved for her frankness and humour, Katharine Whitehorn was a legendary journalist who pioneered the first of the personal columns. She told us how it really was. She was funny - and smart. SELECTIVE MEMORY, her autobiography, is about childhood, motherhood, marriage and of course her pioneering work on Fleet Street. Praise for Katharine Whitehorn: 'Everyone grabbed the Observer to read her column on a Sunday morning' JILLY COOPER 'Wise, witty, mischievous' JAY RAYNER 'A meteor: clever, funny, compassionate, insightful, beautiful' RACHEL COOKE
Katharine Whitehorn's long-awaited and beautifully achieved autobiography, the best present you could give, a book to treasure for its wit, honesty, good sense and warm laughter. . What she writes is timelessly intelligent, agelessly elegant * TELEGRAPH *
Humorous and bittersweet * OBSERVER *
Dry, aphoristic, keenly intelligent * TIMES *
There is a fair amount of cheerful cynicism here, but also a touching memoir of times and people past * TIMES *
Katharine Whitehorn was a meteor: clever, funny, compassionate, insightful, beautiful * Rachel Cooke *
Katharine Whitehorn was wise, witty, mischievous * Jay Rayner *
Humorous and bittersweet * OBSERVER *
Dry, aphoristic, keenly intelligent * TIMES *
There is a fair amount of cheerful cynicism here, but also a touching memoir of times and people past * TIMES *
Katharine Whitehorn was a meteor: clever, funny, compassionate, insightful, beautiful * Rachel Cooke *
Katharine Whitehorn was wise, witty, mischievous * Jay Rayner *
Katharine Whitehorn grew up in Mill Hill and studied at Cambridge. She has had distinguished career on Fleet Street; working for the Observer from 1960 to 1996 with stints at Picture Post and the Spectator among others. She is currently Saga magazine's resident agony aunt.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844082391 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844082393 |
| Title | Selective Memory |
| Author | Katharine Whitehorn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2008-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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