Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6384 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Gay Times, March 2006
"Charming, effortless, honest and tinged with sadness. As we imagine Liz is, it's slightly batty but utterly lovely."

Good Housekeeping, March 2006
"Threaded through with her struggles, the book shines with Smith's enthusiasm and idiosyncratic observations."

Sunday Telegraph
'Typically idiosyncratic... shot through with shafts of broad comedy. It's difficult not to gobble it all up in one go'

Customer Reviews

A Star Read
I loved this book. I started idly flicking through it at a friend's house when I had nothing else to do, and ended up reading it from cover to cover in one sitting. It's a wonderful evocation of life from a woman who has the knack of making everything she says seem both intimate and pertinent. I particularly liked the fact that it was episodic, rather than a long narrative full of minute detail. This is written like memories are, as she dips in and out of her mind telling us the interesting bits, the things that struck her, the things that moved her and the things about her life that make her who she is. The drawings that accompany it are also funny and quirky and it was a delight from beginning to end.

Going places
It was that comment on 'Forrest Gump' versus 'Gilbert Grape' that had me nodding furiously in agreement!
I have 'upstairs books' and 'downstairs books' so there's always something to read. But this was one that travelled the stairs with me, as I couldn't bear to put it down. The editors had the good sense to stay true to the author's voice, I think, so the writing adds up to more than its number of words. If this lady does not become a Dame, as they suggest, I might even eat one of Letitia's toothpaste cakes....

A lovely book-well worth a read!!
This book is exceptionally well written.Liz Smith tells the tale of her life by weaving us through her story, and what an interesting and packed life she has led.As we meander with her on the trip down memory lane,she paints a vivid picture for us the reader and we are left with a feeling of enormous satisfaction upon finishing the book.There are no scandalous revelations here,no fuss or pomposity-just a life laid down on paper.And that's the appeal.It's not a hefty tome by any stretch of the imagination-most people will read this in a few hours.Highly recommended.