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by Joan Bakewell (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; First Edition edition (13 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340823100
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340823101
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 16.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 384,007 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Big Treat, 11 Oct 2004
Joan Bakewell writes a beautiful account of her life, from her birth in 1933, which runs parallel to the incredible and turbulent history of the 20th century. She has also lived through significant social changes, from the Education Act which enabled her to get to university, to the very gradual shift from gender discrimination which caused her mother (and thousands like her)to live a melancholic and disappointed life. We follow Joan's life through marriage, children, divorces and her reporting arts work at the BBC - this organisation also going through something of a revolution. I was a bit muddled with the chronology about the middle of the book - when and who she was married to and when she had divorced - the dialogue seemed to jump back and forth somewhat. Despite that however, still an absorbing, jolly good read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A real treat, 2 Feb 2009
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It's so great to read a well-written autobiography and be in no doubt that the subject really did put pen to paper themseleves. As one of the most well-known and respected journalist of her generation, Bakewell has a great command of the English language. The tale of her life is both informative and entertaining. There is no sensationalism here - even when we are learning about her extra-martial affairs - she is restrained without being secretive and it seems that at all timees she is considering the thoughts and feelings of everyone else involved in her story. Bakewell's experiences put her at the centre of so many social changes - the rise of feminism, the fall of communism and the decline of public broadcasting are all chartered through her personal experiences. Never self-indulgent or apologetic, this is a mature look at a well lived life. A welcome change from all those autobiographies of so-called celebrities who have achieved nothing and have even less to say.
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