Tag: Autobiography
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The Return – Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between, by Hisham Matar
Hardback, Penguin:Viking, £14.99, out now Hisham Matar’s father Jaballa Matar, an active opponent of Muammar Qaddafi in Libya, was kidnapped in Cairo in 1990 and imprisoned in Tripoli’s notorious Abu Salim jail. After 1996, there was no word of what happened to him. This beautifully written memoir concerns not only Matar’s memories of family life…
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Skyfaring – A Journey with a Pilot, by Mark Vanhoenacker
Paperback, Vintage, £8.99, out now The cover of this book makes me want to jump on a plane and fly off somewhere. As someone who likes flying, despite serious concerns about climate change, I thought I might like this book. I was wrong. I love it. If I’m looking for escape in a book, I’m…
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A Notable Woman: The Romantic Journals of Jean Lucey Pratt, edited by Simon Garfield
Hardback £20, Canongate, out now “There is so much in this world to make me happy. Small things such as cats, a good meal, one’s garden, trees in spring and autumn, clouds, colours, fabrics, clothes, companionship, books and music and films, a drink in the friendly atmosphere of an English pub, a ride in a…
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The Last Act of Love – Cathy Rentzenbrink
Growing up in Yorkshire, brother and sister Matty and Cathy are ordinary teenagers living in a pub with their parents. Their family is close, loving, and funny. Everything changes when Matty is knocked down in a hit and run, and suffers devastating brain injuries. Matty’s life is saved, but he enters what turns out to…