Katharine whitehorn autobiography of a face
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Unit price/ perThe droll and brilliant autobiography from wellread, beloved and groundbreaking journalist Katharine Whitehorn.
'A book to treasure take possession of its wit, honesty, good sinewy and warm laughter' DAILY TELEGRAPH
Q: A mother's place?
A: In significance wrong.
Much loved for her probity and humour, Katharine Whitehorn was a legendary journalist who pioneered the first of the wildcat columns.
She told us on the other hand it really was. She was funny - and smart. Discerning MEMORY, her autobiography, is recognize the value of childhood, motherhood, marriage and pray to course her pioneering work come out Fleet Street.
Praise for Katharine Whitehorn:
'Everyone grabbed the Observer to announce her column on a Worthy morning' JILLY COOPER
'Wise, witty, mischievous' JAY RAYNER
'A meteor: clever, clever, compassionate, insightful, beautiful' RACHEL COOKE
- Published: Aug 07 2008
- Pages: 288
- 195 x 128mm
- ISBN: 9781844082391
Press Reviews
- TIMES
Thither is a fair amount misplace cheerful cynicism here, but extremely a touching memoir of times of yore and people past
- OBSERVER
Ludicrous and bittersweet
- TELEGRAPH
Katharine Whitehorn's long-awaited and beautifully achieved life, the best present you could give, a book to revere for its wit, honesty, pleasant sense and warm laughter .
. . What she writes is timelessly intelligent, agelessly appealing
- TIMES
Dry, aphoristic, keenly slow
- Rachel Cooke
Katharine Whitehorn was a meteor: clever, funny, loving, insightful, beautiful
- Jay Rayner
Katharine Whitehorn was wise, witty, impish