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Somewhere Towards The End

By Diana Athill
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Somewhere Towards The End by Diana Athill is a candid and thoughtful memoir reflecting on the author's experiences and perspectives as she contemplates her later years. The book offers insights into ageing, relationships, and the acceptance of life's inevitable changes, all while maintaining Athill's characteristic wit and charm.
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You might enjoy this insightful memoir if you're drawn to candid reflections on ageing, wisdom, and life's final chapters. Diana Athill shares her personal experiences with grace and humour, offering a compelling perspective on growing older that can resonate with readers interested in exploring the complexities and tranquillity of later life.

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Somewhere Towards The End

The Costa-award winning memoir on what it means to grow old, reissued alongside Athill's extensive backlist.

The Costa-award winning memoir on what it means to grow old, reissued alongside Athill's extensive backlist.

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What is it like to be old?

Diana Athill made her reputation as a writer with the candour of her memoirs—her commitment, in her words, 'to understand, to be aware, to touch the truth'. Written in her nineties, when she was free from any inhibitions she may have once had, she reflects frankly on the losses and occasionally the gains that old age can bring, and on the wisdom and fortitude required to face death.

A lively narrative filled with events, lovers and friendships, Somewhere Towards the End encapsulates the vibrant final decades of Athill's life; the people and experiences that taught her to regret very little, to resist despondency and always question the beliefs and customs of your own generation.

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Diana Athill’s work offers a warm and engaging depiction of friendship through storytelling, making readers feel they are meeting a new friend. It presents a candid and humorous exploration of ageing, acknowledging its challenges while celebrating life's unexpected renewals. The book is described as both a personal exposé and a thoughtful reflection on old age, notable for its absence of typical nostalgia and instead showcasing Athill’s spirited character and literary prowess.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783787456

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 December 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Diana Athill was born in 1917. She helped Andre Deutsch establish the publishing company that bore his name and worked as an editor for Deutsch for four decades. Athill's distinguished career as an editor is the subject of her acclaimed memoir Stet. She is the author of seven further volumes of memoirs, Instead of a Letter, After a Funeral, Yesterday Morning, Make Believe, Somewhere Towards the End, Alive, Alive Oh!, A Florence Diary, and a collection of letters, Instead of a Book, all published by Granta. Her only novel, Don't Look At Me Like That, was first published in 1967. In January 2009, she won the Costa Biography Award for Somewhere Towards the End, and was presented with an OBE. She died in January 2019.

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