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Following the acclaimed memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father,? Blake Morrison sets out to discover the many things he never knew about his mother's past. Through a series of letters from his parents' passionate World War II courtship, he uncovers a startling, touching story: a mysterious name change, a religious conundrum, and a frustrated career. Evocative and candid, Things My Mother Never Told Me paints an unforgettable picture of a quietly determined heroine and of a son's search to learn the truth about her.
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About the Author
Born in Skipton, Yorkshire, Blake Morrison is the author of the bestselling memoir, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, two novels, South of the River and The Last Weekend, and a study of the Bulger case, As If. He is also a poet, critic, journalist and librettist. He teaches Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College, and lives in south London.
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An outstanding work of family literature. -- The Independent (London)
I don't expect to read a more enthralling memoir all year. Or a finer book on love and love's impediments. -- Rob Nixon, The New York Times Book Review, April 13, 2003
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- PublisherGranta Books
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0701173432
- ISBN 13 9780701173432
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages304
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