A Lot To Ask
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Condition: Ex-Library with usual markings. Jacket: Worn/faded, Some tears.
A Lot to Ask is a biography written by P.H. Newby, the acclaimed British novelist and first-ever winner of the Booker Prize. The book chronicles the life of Olivia Manning, the distinguished British novelist best known for her sweeping Fortunes of War sequence, presenting an intimate portrait of her personality, literary career, and complex personal relationships. Newby, who knew Manning personally through their shared careers at the BBC, draws on first-hand accounts and close observation to paint a vivid and authoritative picture of one of twentieth-century Britain's most underrated literary figures. The result is a candid, thoughtful, and engagingly written tribute that illuminates both the woman and the writer behind the celebrated novels.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Ex-Library with usual markings. Jacket: Worn/faded, Some tears.
A Lot to Ask is a biography written by P.H. Newby, the acclaimed British novelist and first-ever winner of the Booker Prize. The book chronicles the life of Olivia Manning, the distinguished British novelist best known for her sweeping Fortunes of War sequence, presenting an intimate portrait of her personality, literary career, and complex personal relationships. Newby, who knew Manning personally through their shared careers at the BBC, draws on first-hand accounts and close observation to paint a vivid and authoritative picture of one of twentieth-century Britain's most underrated literary figures. The result is a candid, thoughtful, and engagingly written tribute that illuminates both the woman and the writer behind the celebrated novels.
