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Other People: Diaries, 1963-66: 4

Other People: Diaries, 1963-66: 4

by Frances Partridge (Author)

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    Paperback 1999

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Synopsis

Other People chronicles Frances Partridge's life in the mid-1960s, when she is still struggling to come to terms with existence after the double blow of the deaths of her husband Ralph and her son Burgo. Coping with friends in extremis, and with their daily idiosyncrasies, foibles and irritations, is one of the recurring themes of this diary. She throws herself into life, indefatigably travelling, endlessly observant of nature and of human beings, pungent in her judgements, relishing conversation, minutely self-aware, passionate for ideas and for her friends. 'Frances Partridge's diaries are quietly brilliant: alive to everything' Observer

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 01 Apr 1999
ISBN 10: 0753801094
ISBN 13: 9780753801093
Book Overview: To be reissued in a brand new livery with all of Frances Partridge's diaries Frances Partridge is now recognised as one of the greatest diarists of the century 'Mrs Partridge is the last survivor of the inner core of the Bloomsbury group. Her diaries would be riveting reading even if the story of her personal life had not been so absorbing and dramatic, and even if she were not the gifted writer that she is' The Times 'What makes her especially good as a diarist, rivalling James Lees-Milne and Anthony Powell, is her invigorating sanity, her sharp observation and her quick appreciation' Independent on Saturday Magazine

Author Bio
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.