My Reading

I've been making the most of my local library in the last few months & trying to read a few more things that I wouldn't normally pick up.

I decided to have a go at Clarissa Dixon Wright's autobiography. On the surface she shouldn't be my cup of tea & I'm certainly not her's (she doesn't have much time for vegetarians, feminism or socialism) but I've actually really enjoyed reading her story. She's very upfront about her failings (a lifelong battle with alcoholism) but unrepentant about who she is & what she stands for and I like & respect her for that.

Much more my usual thing is Katie Roiphe's 'Uncommon Arrangements'. Working in Bloomsbury for eleven years certainly gives you an appetite for learning more about literary London and I've become especially keen on writing from the early part of the twentieth century. This book is fascinating! It reminds me a lot of Virginia Nicholson's 'Among the Bohemians' which I loved. If you like this period I really recommend both books.