- Published: 07/10/2010
- ISBN: 9781847081469
- 129x20mm
- 784 pages
Life Class
Diana Athill
Diana Athill, born in 1917, made her reputation as a writer with the candour of her memoirs; through her commitment, in her words, ‘to understand, to be aware, to touch the truth’. In a celebration of her life and writing, Life Class brings together four of her best-loved memoirs in one volume, spanning her very English childhood, her life and loves during the Second World War, her publishing career at André Deutsch, and her reflections on old age. Introduced by Ian Jack, Diana Athill’s selected memoirs are a remarkable testament to an unusual and fully lived life.
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Athill has always had a peculiar and attractive talent for communicating her pleasure in life
Telegraph
Athill tells her own story lightly and delightfully
Daily Mail
Diana Athill is one of our most captivating and truth-seeking memoir writers, and this hefty four-books-in-one collection spans most of her 92 years
Good Housekeeping
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Don’t Look at Me Like That
Diana Athill
‘When I was at school I used to think that everyone disliked me, and it wasn’t far from true.’
Essays & Memoir | Granta 69
Editing Vidia
Diana Athill
‘I thought so highly of Vidia’s writing and felt his presence on our list to be so important that I simply could not allow myself not to like him.’
Essays & Memoir | Granta 69
Lessons
Diana Athill
‘My two valuable lessons are: avoid romanticism and abhor possessiveness.’