The Centre of the Bed: An Autobiography by Joan Bakewell Paperback Book

Description: The Centre of the Bed: An Autobiography by Joan Bakewell The memoirs of a legendary figure in TV and the arts, beautifully written, honest and fascinating. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The story of Joan Bakewells life and times spans the Blitz in Manchester, Cambridge during the glittering era of Michael Frayn, Peter Hall, Jonathan Miller et al, London at its most exciting in the swinging sixties and the world of the media and the arts from the 60s to the present. As she reflects on the choices she has made and the influences that shaped her, she confronts painful childhood memories of her mothers behaviour and describes both her affair with Harold Pinter and her two marriages with remarkable honesty. Throughout she uses her own experience to explore the extraordinary change in womens roles during her lifetime. This is no ordinary celebrity autobiography but a memoir that is beautifully written, frank and absorbing, which draws a thought-provoking portrait of Britain in the last 70 years. Notes Paperback edition of Joan Bakewells successful autobiography. The popular TV broadcaster and journalist covers her life and career in detail - from painful childhood memories through two marriages and an affair with Harold Pinter. She is also scathing in her assessment of modern-day broadcasting. Author Biography Joan Bakewell was born in Stockport in 1933, the daughter of an engineer, granddaughter of working-class artisans. She was the first in her family to go to university and only the second woman from her grammar school to attend Cambridge, where her circle included Frederick Raphael, Peter Hall, Michael Frayn, Mark Boxer and Jonathan Miller. Her long and illustrious career in broadcasting has included being the only woman presenter on BBC TVs Late Night Line Up, being Arts Correspondent for Newsnight, Chair of the BFI, and presenting series such as Heart of the Matter and My Generation. Review Mesmerising - Caroline Gascoigne, Books of the Year, Sunday TimeA beautifully written, fascinating glimpse into the childhood and personal life of the woman who was one of the pioneers for equality for women in the BBC. - Lesley Pearse, Daily MailShe has the rare ability to observe her life from a semi-detached position and to lace her own story into the social history of our times - Michael Cockerell, Daily MailFew can match Bakewell for the qualities that abound in her book: class and composure and a deeply unfashionable concern for more than her own career. - Lesley White, Sunday TimesWise and wry - The TimesBakewells level-headed discussion of her ambivalent response to the tag (the thinking mans crumpet) makes fascinating reading...as does her calm but moving account of her lengthy affair with Harold Pinter. - The Sunday TimesLike the devil in the Rolling Stones song, Joan Bakewell was everywhere at every stage: reporting on the Cuban missile crisis, interviewing Allen Ginsberg and Vaclav Havel, taking chunks out of the Berlin Wall when it fell...draped in the kaftan of Sixties sophistication...her evocations of grief [are] powerful and honest. - Independent on Sundayvividly believable and tinged with sadness...a tender, unshowy memoir - Casilda Grigg, The Telegraph Promotional The memoirs of a legendary figure in TV and the arts, beautifully written, honest and fascinating. Long Description The story of Joan Bakewells life and times spans the Blitz in Manchester, Cambridge during the glittering era of Michael Frayn, Peter Hall, Jonathan Miller et al, London at its most exciting in the swinging sixties and the world of the media and the arts from the 60s to the present. As she reflects on the choices she has made and the influences that shaped her, she confronts painful childhood memories of her mothers behaviour and describes both her affair with Harold Pinter and her two marriages with remarkable honesty. Throughout she uses her own experience to explore the extraordinary change in womens roles during her lifetime. This is no ordinary celebrity autobiography but a memoir that is beautifully written, frank and absorbing, which draws a thought-provoking portrait of Britain in the last 70 years. Review Quote Wise and wry Promotional "Headline" The memoirs of a legendary figure in TV and the arts, beautifully written, honest and fascinating. Description for Sales People The autobiography of an iconic woman, one of the first women TV broadcasters who was famously dubbed the thinking mans crumpet Details ISBN0340823119 Author Joan Bakewell ISBN-10 0340823119 ISBN-13 9780340823118 Format Paperback Imprint Sceptre Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 791.45092 Media Book Illustrations 16pp Pages 336 Year 2004 Publication Date 2004-06-21 Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Short Title The Centre of the Bed Subtitle An Autobiography UK Release Date 2004-06-21 Audience General NZ Release Date 2004-07-14 AU Release Date 2004-07-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:944242;

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