In My Minds Eye, Jan Morris
In My Minds Eye, Jan Morris
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In My Mind's Eye
A Thought Diary

Author: Jan Morris

Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/28/2019


Synopsis

Riffing on cats and Brexit, the Royals and the annoyances of aging, the nonagenarian Jan Morris delights with her wickedly hilarious first-ever diary collection.

Celebrated as the "greatest descriptive writer of her time" (Rebecca West), Jan Morris has been dazzling readers since she burst on the scene with her on-the-spot reportage of the first ascent of Everest in 1953. Now, the beloved ninety-two-year-old, author of classics such as Venice and Trieste, embarks on an entirely new literary enterprise—a collection of daily diaries, penned over the course of a single year. Ranging widely from the idyllic confines of her North Wales home, Morris offers diverse sallies on her preferred form of exercises (walking briskly), her frustration at not recognizing a certain melody humming in her head (Beethoven's Pathétique, incidentally), and her nostalgia for small-town America, as well as intimate glimpses into her home life.

With insightful quips on world issues, including Britain's "special relationship" with the United States and the #MeToo movement, In My Mind's Eye will charm old and new Jan Morris fans alike.

About Jan Morris

Born in 1926, Jan Morris lived and wrote as James Morris until 1972. She resides with her partner, Elizabeth Morris, in northwest Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her many books include In My Mind's Eye, Coronation Everest, and the Pax Britannica Trilogy.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Beth

I think of myself as reasonably well-read, although admittedly not so much in political, historical or travel writing. And having split my life nearly evenly between the US and UK, I also pride myself on being able to grasp much of the cultural and linguistic idiom of both countries. So I will ‘fess......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Sometime last year, I read an excerpt from this book (can't recall where). It concerned Ms. Morris relating that she has a well weathered copy of Michel de Montaigne's collected essays in her car. She's torn it in two so it will fit in the door pocket, and she reads from it during wait times while s......more