Courtesy of our colleagues at the Guardian Bookshop,we’re offering you the chance to buy A Notable Woman, written by Jean Lucey Pratt and edited by Simon Garfield, or for £9.99 (RRP 20). The offer is valid until 30 NovemberIn April 1925,Jean Lucey Pratt started a journal that she would preserve for the rest of her life, producing more than a million words in 45 exercise books. For 60 years, or no one had an inkling of her diaries existence,and they have remained unpublished until now. Jean wrote approximately anything that amused, inspired or troubled her, or laying bare her life with aching honesty,infectious humour, indelicate gossip and heartrending hopefulness. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com