On Trying to Keep Still

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• Rescued by reindeer

  ‘Something about the idea of being a travel writer distresses me,’ laments Jenny Diski in the introduction of her book. ‘So,’ she continues, ‘this is not a travel book.’ Well, distressing as this news may be to both author and reader, this is a trave ... (read full critics)

  spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

• Rescued by reindeer

  ‘Something about the idea of being a travel writer distresses me,’ laments Jenny Diski in the introduction of her book. ‘So,’ she continues, ‘this is not a travel book.’ Well, distressing as this news may be to both author and reader, this is a trave ... (read full critics)

  spectator published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

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  This is a book that creeps up on you. I didn´t rate it very highly when I was reading it, but it remained with me, it kept me thinking. Diski is very candid about herself and shares a lot with her readers. I don´t know if I would really like her in the flesh, but I`ve grown to like her as an author. ... (continue)

  This is a book that creeps up on you. I didn´t rate it very highly when I was reading it, but it remained with me, it kept me thinking. Diski is very candid about herself and shares a lot with her readers. I don´t know if I would really like her in the flesh, but I`ve grown to like her as an author. And I feel like `kin`. It´s a mesmerizing book.

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• English Books
• Paperback 320 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1844080161
• ISBN-13: 9781844080168
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Pub date: Mar 01, 2007
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover

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