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Athill’s “Somewhere Towards the End”

March 8, 2010March 8, 2010 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 1 Comment

Diana Athill is a founding editor of the prestigious London-based publishing house Andre Deutsch, Ltd. Her memoir "Stet," published in 2000, recalled her years as one of the 20th Century's greatest editors, spanning five decades. Her newest memoir shares what it's been like for her, now 91, to grow old. It's an engaging, frank memoir.

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