This is Diana Athill's memoir of her time spent working with some of the charismatic characters that dominate 20th-century literature. She recounts tales from a life in publishing - including her reflections on editing writers such as V.S. Naipaul, Jean Rhys, Gitta Sereny and Brian Moore. She also offers an account of her own writing career, which includes the works, "Instead of a Letter" and "After a Funeral".
- ISBN13 9781862073883
- Publish Date 28 July 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 January 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Granta Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English