In My Own Time
thoughts and afterthoughts
$20.09
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
9 October 2017
Summary
In My Own Time: Reflections on Life, Politics, and Britain
For the past four years, Jane Miller, author of CRAZY AGE: THOUGHTS ON BEING OLD, has been writing a column for an American magazine called In These Times. Her beautifully observed pieces about life, politics, and Britain open a window for her American readers onto a world very different from their own.
‘Her erudition is both dazzling and lightly borne, the personal often illuminating the political …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349007571 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349007578 |
| Author: | Jane Miller |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 131mm x 201mm x 21mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
This is a remarkable collection, a reflection not just of a later life well lived, but a distinct political and personal
sensibility. Far from being “over the hill”, Miller is one of a growing tribe of female elders who stand right on the peak, taking a wry, wise and witty view of all they survey - GuardianJane Miller’s collected journalism is a treasure trove of literary, personal and political marvels. The writing is a joy, as is the observation, wit and humanity that underpin it: like Montaigne, only funnierAbout The Author
Jane Miller
Jane Miller first worked in publishing, then as an English teacher in a London comprehensive and finally as a Professor at the London University Institute of Education. Her publications include Many Voices: Bilingualiam, Culture and Education; Women Writing About Men; Seductions: Studies in Reading and Culture; School for Women; Relations; Crazy Age and In My Own Time: Thoughts and Afterthoughts. She lives in London.
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