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THE FOURTH VOLUME OF MICHAEL PALIN'S BESTSELLING DIARIES
A new millennium, and a new chapter for Michael Palin unfolds. With a Hemingway travel project testing his confidence, doubts creeping in about his abilities as a writer, the death of his great friend George Harrison and the last of his children…
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I have loved the three previous volumes of Michael Palin's diaries. He is way behind though as this only covers 1999 to 2009 so we will have to wait some more years for his thoughts on Covid.
Without even trying, he comes across as such a thoughtful, deeply caring person with strongly held views.
I was very moved by his affectionate portrait of a dying George Harrison and there are some telling insights.
I enjoyed reading about his relationships with the other Pythons who have difficulty agreeing on anything.
Michael Palin leads an extraordinary life and loves to share it.…
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