Book description
'A marvel of clarity, fluency, and (Morris's favourite word in her final days) kindness.' The Sunday Times
The first full account of the remarkable life of Jan Morris: writer, soldier, traveller, and trans pioneer.
Jan Morris is widely considered one of Britain's best-loved writers, known for her observational genius, lyricism,…
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I have found this read especially interesting as I knew both Jan Morris’s brothers, Gareth and Christopher Morris.
Jan, formerly James Morris, and her two brothers make an extraordinary threesome. Jan herself became one of Britain’s best-loved writers. Christopher was head of music at Oxford University Press particularly during the William Walton years. And Gareth Morris was a very important flute player and teacher – he, for example, gave the first British performance of the Poulenc flute sonata.
I was often coached by Gareth as a child on summer music courses. What has intrigued me about this story is how…
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