Series: Living Autobiography

The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy is a spellbinding blend of memoir and manifesto, an exploration of what it means to navigate modern womanhood amid the mingling tides of personal upheaval and societal change. Set during a transformative period in Levy's life, the narrative unfolds in the wake of her mother's death, the departure of her daughters from home,...

First instalment of Levy's essential 'living autobiography' trilogy - reissued to match the beautiful The Cost of Living hardback. Taking George Orwell's famous essay, Why I Write, as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of the writing life. With wit, clarity, and calm brilliance, she considers how the writer must stake claim to that contested territory...