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The Summer of a Dormouse - John Mortimer
The Summer of a Dormouse
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In this, the third installment of his memoirs, John Mortimer, best known as the creator of the Rumpole stories, describes what it is like to be seventy-seven years old but to feel like an eleven-year-old at heart. Though he suffers from the afflictions with which his father contended-asthma,... show more
In this, the third installment of his memoirs, John Mortimer, best known as the creator of the Rumpole stories, describes what it is like to be seventy-seven years old but to feel like an eleven-year-old at heart. Though he suffers from the afflictions with which his father contended-asthma, glaucoma-and has added some of his own, he continues to live with boundless energy, passion, and humor. While most people his age are in full retirement, Mortimer is still motoring through life-traveling to Edinburgh with a substitute wife, lunching with prisoners, and dealing with common politicians. Wherever he goes-London, Tuscany, Morocco-Mortimer embraces life and work with enthusiasm, revealing himself as one of the most astute and generous figures of his generation.Author Biography: John Mortimer is a playwright, novelist, and former practicing barrister. The winner of a British Academy Writer of the Year Award, he is also the author of the Rumpole stories and two previous volumes of autobiography-Clinging to the Wreckage and Murderers and Other Friends. He was knighted in 1998.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780670899869 (0670899860)
Publisher: Viking Adult
Pages no: 191
Edition language: English
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"No one should grow old who isn't ready to appear ridiculous".Read by the author, very rarely a wise decision.There is a reason for a 2* rating being available to us and this book highlights that perfectly.This was not terrible, there were some whimsical moments and a few smirkables however I would ...
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