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Book SynopsisDuring the ten years she lived at the edge of Putney Common Jilly Cooper walked daily on this expanse of green. The book is a distillation of those diaries: an affectionate and enthralling portrait - warts and all - of life on Putney Common. more tellingly about the sorrows - as well as the joys - of caring for dogs and children;
Trade ReviewMiss Cooper's life is a curiously endearing mixture of Joyce Grenfell and August Strindberg - endlessly gracious neighbourly occasions undercut and made bearable by a home life of wonderfully chaotic neurosis and catastrophes - highlighted by sudden and marvellous insights into neighbours and former friends -- Sheridan Morley
An entrancing book -- Lynda Lee-Potter * Daily Mail *
A brilliant and beloved book and absolutely unputdownable -- Elizabeth Longford
So observant... a delightful book -- Valerie Singleton * Daily Express *
