Re-issue of her classic 1976 memoir. Arriving in Britain in 1952 to study child development at the University of London, Gilroy was at first denied teaching positions but eventually became the first black head teacher, in Camden.
Black Teacher: ‘A Hugely Important Memoir’ (Bernardine Evaristo)
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Edition:Hardback978057136773301/07/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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Those who read Clare's Something of His Art, about J S Bach, or The Light in the Dark: A Winter Journal (or others) will know that Clare is a writer of exquisite sensibility and nuance. He i... read more
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A memoir by the great Hungarian pianist, addressing concerns such as communism and anti-Semitism alongside piano technique and musical interpretation.
Music Comes Out of Silence: A Memoir
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KnD was born in Derry, on the border between the Five Counties and Eire; one parent was Catholic, the other Protestant. This is a remarkable debut that combines memoir, nature writing and th... read more
Thin Places
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This skilful, moving jeu d'esprit could just as well be in the fiction section. It's about both the poet and the author's preoccupation with him, and contains as much fiction as fact. If you... read more
Being Betjeman
Paperback £9.99