Overview

Nancy Durrell has always been an enigma. To her husband Lawrence, future author of the Alexandria Quartet, she was his introduction to bohemian London, his companion during his formative years and the inspiration for some of his finest poetry. Here at last is Nancy's story. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, she was the provincial schoolgirl who was transformed overnight into a young woman of haunting beauty. From the smoky pubs of 1930s Fitzrovia to the sexual mayhem of the Villa Seurat in Paris, and a remote village in pre-war Corfu, her story shines new light on an extraordinary group of people.

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Author:   Joanna Hodgkin
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:   Virago Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.722kg
ISBN:  

9781844087938

ISBN 10:   184408793
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   09 February 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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This is not just a memoir of her mother. This is the history of a literary wife. On both counts, Hodgkin succeeds beautifully ... [Nancy's] story is not a footnote; it is absolutely central. Independent 'Frank and captivating ... rich in charm and pathos ... Hodgkin has done both Nancy and herself proud with this fresh portrait of a marriage we thought we knew, and of a woman we have never known well enough.' -- Miranda Seymour Sunday Times 'It's a cracking story, and Hodgkin ... is a meticulous researcher' -- Olivia Laing Observer 'The animating spirit that pulses through this joint biography is to be thoroughly applauded.' -- D. J. Taylor Literary Review 'An enjoyable, revisionist account of a bohemian marriage. And a smack in the face for Durrell acolytes who think the great man deserved a worthier first mate.' -- Blake Morrison Guardian

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Joanna Hodgkin is the author of eleven novels, both crime fiction and historical fiction which have been translated into ten languages and adapted for TV.

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