Take A Girl Like Me by Diana Melly
Brutally honest, hilariously candid, Diana Melly tells the extraordinary story of a turbulent marriage, of the uncharted trajectory of a woman's life from the fifties to the new century - by way of a glitteringly seductive crowd that includes Bruce Chatwin, Jean Rhys, Sonia Orwell, Kenneth Tynan, Jonathan Miller and a host of other luminaries.
"Hers is an extraordinary story, exceptionally well told" -- Lilian Pizzichini * Independent on Sunday *
"In the course of an unstructured life, her compassionate nature matures and endures, to the benefit of a great many people" -- Joan Bakewell * New Statesman *
"Her life makes a wonderful read" -- Caroline Gascoigne * Sunday Times *
"It is surely rare to find a book that describes a marriage with such breathtaking intimacy as Diana Melly does in her autobiography, Take a Girl Like Me" -- Nicholas Haslam * Spectator *
"Diana Melly writes with a kind of stoned simplicity that is very effective, telling her often harrowing tale in a bleak and candid manner that carried great conviction" * Sunday Telegraph *
"In the course of an unstructured life, her compassionate nature matures and endures, to the benefit of a great many people" -- Joan Bakewell * New Statesman *
"Her life makes a wonderful read" -- Caroline Gascoigne * Sunday Times *
"It is surely rare to find a book that describes a marriage with such breathtaking intimacy as Diana Melly does in her autobiography, Take a Girl Like Me" -- Nicholas Haslam * Spectator *
"Diana Melly writes with a kind of stoned simplicity that is very effective, telling her often harrowing tale in a bleak and candid manner that carried great conviction" * Sunday Telegraph *
Diana Melly has been a nightclub hostess, model, novelist, mini-cab driver, wife, mother and grandmother. She was married to George Melly from 1963 until his death in 2007.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099490555 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099490552 |
| Title | Take A Girl Like Me |
| Author | Diana Melly |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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