The witty and brilliant autobiography from legendary, beloved and groundbreaking journalist Katharine Whitehorn.

'A book to treasure for its wit, honesty, good sense and warm laughter' DAILY TELEGRAPH

Q: A mother's place?
A: In the wrong.

Much loved for her frankness and humour, Katharine Whitehorn was a legendary journalist who pioneered the first of the personal columns. She told us how it really was. She was funny - and smart. SELECTIVE MEMORY, her autobiography, is about childhood, motherhood, marriage and of course her pioneering work on Fleet Street.

Praise for Katharine Whitehorn:

'Everyone grabbed the Observer to read her column on a Sunday morning' JILLY COOPER

'Wise, witty, mischievous' JAY RAYNER

'A meteor: clever, funny, compassionate, insightful, beautiful' RACHEL COOKE

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About the Author
Katharine Whitehorn grew up in Mill Hill and studied at Cambridge. She has had distinguished career on Fleet Street; working for the Observer from 1960 to 1996 with stints at Picture Post and the Spectator among others. She is currently Saga magazine's resident agony aunt.

Reviews
Katharine Whitehorn's long-awaited and beautifully achieved autobiography, the best present you could give, a book to treasure for its wit, honesty, good sense and warm laughter . . . What she writes is timelessly intelligent, agelessly elegant * TELEGRAPH *
Humorous and bittersweet * OBSERVER *
Dry, aphoristic, keenly intelligent * TIMES *
There is a fair amount of cheerful cynicism here, but also a touching memoir of times and people past * TIMES *
Katharine Whitehorn was a meteor: clever, funny, compassionate, insightful, beautiful * Rachel Cooke *
Katharine Whitehorn was wise, witty, mischievous * Jay Rayner *



Book Information
ISBN 9781844082391
Author Katharine Whitehorn
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 246g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 128mm * 20mm