In My Mind's Eye: A Thought Diary

By Jan Morris

Book Overview

Celebrated as the "greatest descriptive writer of her time" (Rebecca West), Jan Morris has been dazzling readers since she burst on the scene with her on-the-spot reportage of the first ascent of Everest in 1953. Now, the beloved ninety-two-year-old, author of classics such as Venice and Trieste, embarks on an entirely new literary enterprise--a collection of daily diaries, penned over the course of a single year. Ranging widely from the idyllic confines of her North Wales home, Morris offers diverse sallies on her preferred form of exercises (walking briskly), her frustration at not recognizing a certain melody humming in her head (Beethoven's Path?tique, incidentally), her nostalgia for small-town America, as well as intimate glimpses into her home life.

With insightful quips on world issues, including Britain's "special relationship" with the United States and the #MeToo movement, In My Mind's Eye will charm old and new Jan Morris fans alike.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631495364
• ISBN13: 9781631495366
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"