{"product_id":"9780241974834","title":"A Life of My Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Tomalin, Claire \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/07\/2018,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241974834,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller In this remarkable memoir of love, loss and literature, acclaimed biographer Claire Tomalin turns her eye to another fascinating literary life: her own. She tells of a wartime childhood, Cambridge friendships and an early marriage to a brilliant journalist. After his sudden death in a war zone, Claire is left to raise their four children alone - all while leading a trail-blazing career in literary London. A Life of My Own is the tale of a woman overcoming obstacles both rare and routine to live not only a good but also a meaningful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A dramatic and absorbing survivor's tale'  Hilary Spurling, Spectator'Unexpectedly moving. Tomalin's story filled me with a kind of awe. Every page is valiant, every paragraph full of pluck' Rachel Cooke, New Statesman'She has been tested in ways few women are. This memoir is a triumph' Valerie Grove, Literary Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697281171500,"sku":"9780241974834","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241974834_77a71fe6-d453-47b6-9e95-f2fb71db3507.jpg?v=1759659213","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780241974834","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}