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Delight (Paperback)
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Delight (Paperback)
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Loot Price R228
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‘An exquisitely-written, generous, funny, thoughtful book about
the everyday joys of being alive. I love it.’ Dolly Alderton
‘J. B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th Century
and it is time that we all became re-acquainted with his genius.’
Dame Judi Dench ‘My apology, my little bit of penitence, for
having grumbled so much, for having darkened the breakfast table,
almost ruined the lunch, nearly silence the dinner party, for all
the fretting and chafing, grousing and croaking, for the old glum
look and the thrust-out lower lip. So my long-suffering kinsfolk,
my patient friends, may a glimmer of that delight which has so
often possessed me, but perhaps too frequently in secret, now reach
you from these pages.’ There are times when there doesn’t seem
much to smile about. And for those times, there is this book. J. B
Priestley’s 1949 classic teaches us that joy may be found in even
the simplest things, and that we all have the capacity to
appreciate them. Delight comprises a series of short essays, all
focussing on a single simple pleasure, from reading detective
stories in bed to smoking a pipe in the bath; from ‘Cosy
planning’ to the earliest summer mornings; and from mineral water
in the bedrooms of foreign hotels to the smell of bacon in the
morning. Combining poignant memories of his childhood with glimpses
of his interior world, panoramas of life abroad with thoughts about
writing, music, theatre – some strictly personal, some universal
–this highly readable book bursts with humour and literary flare
on every page.
General
Imprint: |
Harper North
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
Authors: |
J.B. Priestley
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-858570-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-00-858570-9 |
Barcode: |
9780008585709 |
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