Jan Morris
Book description
'A marvel of clarity, fluency, and (Morris's favourite word in her final days) kindness.' The Sunday Times
The first full account of the remarkable life of Jan Morris: writer, soldier, traveller, and trans pioneer.
Jan Morris is widely considered one of Britain's best-loved writers, known for her observational genius, lyricism,…
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I have found this read especially interesting as I knew both Jan Morris’s brothers, Gareth and Christopher Morris.
Jan, formerly James Morris, and her two brothers make an extraordinary threesome. Jan herself became one of Britain’s best-loved writers. Christopher was head of music at Oxford University Press particularly during the William Walton years. And Gareth Morris was a very important flute player and teacher – he, for example, gave the first British performance of the Poulenc flute sonata.
I was often coached by Gareth as a child on summer music courses. What has intrigued me about this story is how…
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