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Book SynopsisOrdinary life is full of words, images, and stories: we spend our days talking and writing about what's going on, and what has happened. Rachel Bowlby makes us think again about this life: always the same, always slightly changing. Drawing out the stories that surround us, she explores everyday stories, old and new--in literature and in real life.
Trade ReviewThis is a stylish book, full of pleasures ... a sharp and intelligent account of seemingly familiar worlds. * Sophie Ratcliffe, Times Literary Supplement *
thought provoking book * David Marx *
a wonderfully provocative speculation and a reminder of how exceptional, not everyday, Bowlby's thinking is at its best. * Shahidha Bari, Times Higher Education *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Daily Narrative Journey 2: Commuting 3: Numbered Days and Diaries 4: Single Men and Single Days 5: How Not to be Parented: Speech Creatures in Pamela and Pride and Prejudice 6: The Psychological Moment 7: Marion Milner's Days of One's Own 8: 'An Ordinary Mind on an Ordinary Day' 9: Woolf's Untold Stories 10: Consuming Acknowledgements Bibliography
