Giving Up the Ghost: A MemoirFrom one of Britain′s finest authors at work today, a wry, shocking and beautifully written memoir of childhood, ghosts (real and metaphorical), illness and family. |
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User Review - Cariola - LibraryThingMantel's memoir focuses on three main aspects of her life: her dysfunctional family, her relationship to Catholicism, and her ongoing health issues. She, her parents, and her two younger brothers ... Read full review
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User Review - nmele - LibraryThingThis brief but moving memoir is difficult to write about, because one starts thinking Mantel is writing about her experiences with the supernatural, but its concluding pages are very personal. It took courage to write this, and considerable effort . Read full review
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| Title | Giving Up the Ghost: A Memoir |
| Author | Hilary Mantel |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | HarperPerennial, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0007142722, 9780007142729 |
| Length | 252 pages |
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