Description
Jane knew she was a war baby because Mummy Grace said all war babies had to drink the treacly black malt from The Clinic every morning. Then Mummy Grace told Jane she wasn't her mummy. Her mummy was a lady who lived in Le Tookay. Or was it Cassablanka?
An exceptional memoir, written by one of our most outstanding actresses, Everybody's Daughter, Nobody's Child is a vivid and moving chronicle of childhood.
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About the Author
Jane Lapotaire has been a leading member of the National Theatre and the RSC for more than thirty years. She holds a visiting fellowship at Sussex University and teaches at the Actors' Centre and the British American Drama Academy. She lives in south London.
Reviews
As vivid, evocative and carefully crafted as a good novel...A remarkable portrait of childhood * The Sunday Times *
An engrossing account of her relationship with two mothers...Jane's unsentimental childhood feelings are brilliantly observed * The Observer *
Book Information
ISBN 9781844084166
Author Jane Lapotaire
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 304g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 26mm