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An absorbing and zesty read, both high-minded and full of high gossip. In short, a rare and unexpected treat * Melvyn Bragg * David Plante is the ideal diarist: he has a fascination with the famous, a relish for anecdote and gossip, an ability to capture people in a few words, and the essential self-awareness ... The treat of the year * Spectator Books of the Year * Sharply observant, drily witty diary * The Times Books of the Year * Absorbing, illuminating and hugely entertaining ... A vivid memorial to an entire era * Times Literary Supplement * A window onto a changing world ... Powerful as a portrait of mutual love * Guardian *

An absorbing and zesty read, both high-minded and full of high gossip. In short, a rare and unexpected treat Melvyn Bragg David Plante is the ideal diarist: he has a fascination with the famous, a relish for anecdote and gossip, an ability to capture people in a few words, and the essential self-awareness ... The treat of the year Spectator Books of the Year Sharply observant, drily witty diary The Times Books of the Year Absorbing, illuminating and hugely entertaining ... A vivid memorial to an entire era Times Literary Supplement A window onto a changing world ... Powerful as a portrait of mutual love Guardian

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David Plante is the author of the novels The Ghost of Henry James, The Family (nominated for the National Book Award), The Woods, The Country, The Foreigner, The Native, The Accident, Annunciation and The Age of Terror. He has published stories and profiles in the New Yorker, and features in the New York Times, Esquire and Vogue. He lives in London; Lucca, Italy; and Athens, Greece.

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