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by Angela Huth

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'A delightful memoir' Kate Saunders, The Times

'Fabulous . . . dazzling' Tatler

'Enchanting . . . movingly lyrical' Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Country Life

This short volume has turned out to be merely a handful of recollections of well-remembered times and stories - some probably misremembered, too - and a few people who have played a crucial part in my life. And some confessions: I have never before tried to write about my doll phobia, for instance, or about the effect synaesthesia has had over the years. I can only hope that this collection of stories from times past might give some idea of a mostly happy life that has gone, and is going, much too fast.

At the age of five Angela Huth decided she would become a writer. Hers was an idiosyncratic childhood. Her parents were known to be a highly glamorous couple: Harold was a famous actor and film director who possessed legendary charm; Bridget was known for her lively sense of humour, fluency in foreign languages and her penchant for giving memorable parties. But in spite of her parents' initial happiness, they parted after the war. Eleven years later they got back together, happily, though each would have a lover for decades. After her education ended prematurely - Bridget didn't believe in university for women - Angela Huth went from reluctant debutante to professional writer, switching from journalism to short stories, novels, plays for television and the stage.

Praise for Angela Huth:

'A first-class writer' Sunday Telegraph

'There is a very strong case for Huth replacing Jane Austen on the school syllabus' Sunday Times

'Angela Huth knows her own range and writes within it; she is an excellent exponent of the traditional English social comedy . . . she is in perfect control' Daily Telegraph

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Huth has what every aspiring writer most desires: a distinctive voice, dry, witty and utterly clear-eyed' Daily Mail

At the age of five Angela Huth decided she would become a writer. Hers was an idiosyncratic childhood. Her parents were known to be a highly glamorous couple: Harold was a famous actor and film director who possessed legendary charm; Bridget was known for her lively sense of humour, fluency in foreign languages and her penchant for giving memorable parties. But in spite of her parents' initial happiness, they parted after the war. Eleven years later they got back together, happily, though each would have a lover for decades.

After her education ended prematurely, Angela Huth went from reluctant debutante to professional writer, switching from journalism to short stories, novels, plays for television and the stage. Not the Whole Story is the long-awaited memoir from one of our best-loved English authors. It is a beautifully written and candid portrait of a writer's life.

'This elegantly written, witty memoir tells the story of [Huth's] unconventional and fascinating life . . . A remarkably candid book on a life lived in full, capturing a world as lost as Elizabeth Bowen's novels' The Lady

'The wit and keen powers of observation for which Huth's novels are known are not diminished a bit in this elegant and joyful memoir' Tatler

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  • Title Not the Whole Story: A Memoir
  • Author Angela Huth
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Constable & Robinson
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781472127044 / 1472127048
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.8 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Authors, English - 20th century, Autobiographies
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2018439868
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Angela Huth has written thirteen novels and four collections of short stories as well as plays for radio, TV and the stage. She adapted two of her earlier novels for the BBC: Virginia Fly is Drowning and Sun Child. Land Girls was made into the 1998 feature film Land Girls starring Rachel Weisz and Anna Friel. She is also a well-known freelance journalist, critic and broadcaster. Angela is married to a don, lives in Warwickshire (in the 67th house she looked at) and has two daughters.

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