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ALL BOOKED UP

A READING RETROSPECTIVE

Susan Elkin

ISBN 978-1-916668-41-6

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Publication: 28 MARCH 2024
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ISBN: 9781916668416
Price: £9.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 216 x 138 mm
Extent: 200 pp
Illustrated: None
Thema: DMC Memoir

Author location: London
Comparative title: 9781915352293 Alzheimer’s Diaries

• A memoir on seventy years of reading told
through fifteen captivating chapters, each
focusing on a different book.
• From Five Go Off In A Caravan to Rebecca and
beyond, this book reflects on marriage,
motherhood, vegetarianism and grief through
books.
• Written by the author of The Alzheimer's
Diaries, published in 2022.
A former English teacher, Susan Elkin has been a professional
author, journalist and critic for over thirty years. Books and reading Reflecting on seventy years of voracious reading, All
have always been central to her life and work. She has written over Booked Up invites you to reflect on the transformative
5,000 articles for national newspapers, magazines and websites and power of literature on a life through fifteen captivating
her 50 books include The Alzheimer’s Diaries (The Book Guild 2022). chapters, each focusing on a different book.
Susan lives in London.
Opening with Five Go Off In A Caravan, the very first full-
length novel that the author read, and ending with Miss
Benson’s Beetle, a recently admired book, you’ll encounter
beloved classics such as Rebecca, which marked the
author’s teenage years, as well as reflections on The Light
and the Dark during her college days. Along the way, enjoy
reflections on learning to read, teaching others to read,
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Tradeorders@troubador.co.uk she met, books were always at the heart of it – this memoir
0116 279 2299 will appeal to anyone who finds solace and joy in the world
of reading.
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