Reflecting on seventy years of voracious reading, All Booked Up invites you to reflect on the transformative power of literature on a life through fifteen captivating chapters, each focusing on a different book.
Opening with Five Go Off In A Caravan, the very first full-length novel that the author read, and ending with Miss Benson-s Beetle, a recently admired book, you-ll encounter beloved classics such as Rebecca, which marked the author-s teenage years, as well as reflections on The Light and the Dark during her college days. Along the way, enjoy reflections on learning to read, teaching others to read, becoming a vegetarian, falling in love, motherhood, music making and much more.
Whatever the author did, wherever she went and whoever she met, books were always at the heart of it - this memoir will appeal to anyone who finds solace and joy in the world of reading.
