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“What a feast. Diana’s work compels me. . . . She’s got her teeth into life!”—Alice Munro

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"Many writers can be admired for their lyricism, their powers of imagination and their incisive wit. But there’s only one I can think of who inspires a way to live life: Diana Athill." -- Elizabeth Taylor - Chicago Tribune
"“[T]renchant and engaging . . . often hilarious." -- Bill Eichenberger - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Diana Athill is perhaps best known for her memoir Somewhere Towards the End, but Letters to a Friend could eclipse it. ... Each letter is an unalloyed delight; articulate to the point of eloquence, and candid, even about the naughty bits. . . . [E]very letter in Letters to a Friend is a small masterpiece; chatty, companionable and very, very intelligent." -- Valerie Ryan - Shelf Awareness

Letters to a Friend

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    A Paperback / softback by Diana Athill, Edward Field

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/09/2013
      ISBN13: 9780393345490, 978-0393345490
      ISBN10: 0393345491
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      Published diaries, letters and journals

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “What a feast. Diana’s work compels me. . . . She’s got her teeth into life!”—Alice Munro

      Trade Review
      "Many writers can be admired for their lyricism, their powers of imagination and their incisive wit. But there’s only one I can think of who inspires a way to live life: Diana Athill." -- Elizabeth Taylor - Chicago Tribune
      "“[T]renchant and engaging . . . often hilarious." -- Bill Eichenberger - Cleveland Plain Dealer
      "Diana Athill is perhaps best known for her memoir Somewhere Towards the End, but Letters to a Friend could eclipse it. ... Each letter is an unalloyed delight; articulate to the point of eloquence, and candid, even about the naughty bits. . . . [E]very letter in Letters to a Friend is a small masterpiece; chatty, companionable and very, very intelligent." -- Valerie Ryan - Shelf Awareness

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