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A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY
WINNER OF THE PRIX FEMINA ETRANGER 2020
Following on from the critically acclaimed Things I Don’t Want to Know, discover the powerful second memoir in Deborah Levy’s essential three-part ‘Living Autobiography’.
‘I can’t think of any writer aside from Virginia Woolf who writes better about what it is to be a woman’ Observer
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‘Life falls apart.
We try to get a grip and hold it together.
And then we realise we don’t want to hold it together . . .’
The final instalment in Deborah Levy’s critically acclaimed ‘Living Autobiography’, Real Estate, is available now.
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‘I just haven’t stopped reading it . . . it talks so beautifully about being a woman’ Billie Piper on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs
‘It is the story of every woman throughout history who has expended her love and labour on making a home that turns out to serve the needs of everyone except herself. Wonderful’ Guardian
‘Wise, subtle and ironic, Levy’s every sentence is a masterpiece of clarity and poise . . . a brilliant writer’ Daily Telegraph
‘A graceful and lyrical rumination on the questions, “What is a woman for? What should a woman be?”‘ Tatler
‘Extraordinary and beautiful, suffused with wit and razor-sharp insights’ Financial Times
ASIN : B076B6QH81
Editore : Penguin; 1° edizione (5 aprile 2018)
Lingua : Inglese
Dimensioni file : 993 KB
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Lunghezza stampa rosa : 191 pagine
Ant –
Consigliatissimo!
Si sorride molto, ci si commuove anche e soprattutto si pensa tanto, sul rapporto che si ha con la propria madre ma anche su come siamo madri noi stesse. La Levy affronta tematiche complesse e da molti spunti di riflessione con un approccio leggero e ironico piacevolissimo.
Julie Hanify –
Beautifully written and paced. So much to relate to.Deborahâs thoughts, observations and likenings are so interesting and very much her own.
Manisha Jhalaan –
Have started reading the book, and I am amazed by the writing.
Barbara Ferreres –
I bought the series on a whim and I’m so glad. This second book is even better than the first, which I devoured. There is so much truth about humanity, what it is to be a woman, relationships, and a lot of reflexions on writing and introspection, which I particularly like. I’m glad I got to discover such a talented Author.
Carole –
Once I started to read it, I couldn’t put this book down. It speaks to (and validates) so many of my experiences.
aywilde –
Iâm not sure what other readers were expecting when purchasing this book but I absolutely loved it. Read the whole book in one evening with pauses to wipe my tears, absorb Levyâs thought provoking & sometimes laugh out loud reflections of life. I enjoyed it all, it was a cheerful read during the pandemic. I will be buying more copies for my daughters and friends. Highly recommended to those who appreciate insightful, beautiful and respectful writing about ones life. Without revealing too much Levy manages to subtly capture everything.