Slipstream: A Memoir [Paperback]

Elizabeth Jane Howard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0333903498 | ISBN-13: 978-0333903490 | Publication Date: January 1, 2002 | Edition: First Edition

Born in London in 1923, Elizabeth Jane Howard was privately educated at home, moving on to short-lived careers as an actress and model, before writing her first acclaimed novel, "The Beautiful Visit", in 1950. She has written 12 highly regarded novels, most recently "Falling". Her Cazalet Chronicles have become established as modern classics and were recently filmed by the BBC. She has been married three times - firstly to Peter Scott, the naturalist and son of Captain Scott, and most famously and tempestuously to Kingsley Amis. It was Amis' son by another marriage, Martin, to whom she introduced the works of Jane Austen and ensured that he received the education that would be the grounding of his own literary career. Her closest friends have included some of the greatest writers and thinkers of the day - Laurie Lee, Arthur Koestler and cecil Day-Lewis, among others. "Slipstream" is honest and unflinching, it illuminates the literary world of the latter half of the 20th century, as well as giving a personal insight into the life of Elizabeth Jane Howard.

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About the Author

Born in 1923, Elizabeth Jane Howard has written eleven previous novels, most recently the Cazalet Chronicle, comprising The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion and Casting Off

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan; First Edition edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333903498
• ISBN-13: 978-0333903490
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,242,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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