In My Own Time - Almost an Autobiography

About the author

Nina Bawden (1925-2012), CBE, was one of Britain's most distinguished and best-loved novelists, both for adults and children (Peppermint Pig and Carrie's War being among her most famous books for young people). She has published over forty novels and an autobiography, In My Own Time. She was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Circles of Deceit and her novel Family Money was filmed by Channel 4, starring Claire Boom and June Whitfield. In 2004 she received the S. T. Dupont Golden Pen Award for a Lifetime's Contribution to Literature.

Summary

An entertaining and inspiring memoir of Bawden's life revealed through simple vignettes.

Foreword

An entertaining and inspiring memoir of Bawden's life revealed through simple vignettes.

Product details

• Authors: Nina Bawden, Nina Bawden Deceased
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.1996
• EAN: 9781860490316
• ISBN: 978-1-86049-031-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 202 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 220 g
• Series: Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Dutch, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form