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OverviewYvonne Cloetta was Graham Greene's companion for almost 32 years. Graham knew the time might come when Yvonne's privacy would be invaded. His advice was that she could either refuse to speak or to 'tell the truth'. This Cloetta has done startlingly eloquently - with the help of family friend and biographer Marie-Francoise Allain. What emerges is the most intimate account of Greene we have. Yvonne reveals the considerate, jovial and tender side of the private Graham Greene. She provides a new perspective on the 'old firm' and his contact with the former secret service boss Kim Philby. In Search of a Beginning is a book to send the reader racing either to reread or to discover the novels of Graham Greene, a writer who truly believed you had to go out and see the world to have anything to write about - which of course made his life more interesting than most. The fact that we can now see his life so intimately constitutes a literary milestone. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Yvonne Cloetta , Professor Euan CameronPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.195kg ISBN: 9780747571124ISBN 10: 0747571120 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 18 April 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'This book adds an important element to our knowledge of Graham Greene' The Times 'Anyone interested in the man or his novels will find this a fascinating and necessary book' Country Life 'An exhilarating and thought-provoking biography ... full of insights into a rigorous and fascinating mind' Daily Mail 'An illuminating memoir, written with intelligence and dignity ... Cloetta successfully makes the case for Greene as a man of great passion and generosity' Scotland on Sunday Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=1512Yvonne Cloetta was the longtime companion of Graham Greene. She died in 2001. Marie-Francoise Allain is the author of The Other Man: Conversations with Graham Greene. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=1512Countries AvailableAll regions |