Have you been good?: a memoir
by Nicolson, Vanessa.
Material type: BookPublisher: Granta 2015ISBN: 9781783780761; 1783780762.Classification number: 920 NICSubject(s): Nicolson | Nicolson -- Family | Children of divorced parents -- Great Britain -- Biography | Women art historians -- Great Britain -- Biography | Art historians -- Great Britain -- BiographySubject: Vanessa Nicolson is the granddaughter of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson. She was born to an illustrious name and an unhappy marriage. Her father, the art historian Ben Nicolson, was homosexual and his marriage to Vanessa's Italian mother fell apart when Vanessa was very young. In this powerful and meditative memoir she chronicles her disjointed childhood and reckless youth, including holidays at Sissinghurst Castle with her cousins, and her experience of a liberal English boarding school. Interlinked with her story is thItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 NIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002887895X |
Vanessa Nicolson is the granddaughter of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson. She was born to an illustrious name and an unhappy marriage. Her father, the art historian Ben Nicolson, was homosexual and his marriage to Vanessa's Italian mother fell apart when Vanessa was very young. In this powerful and meditative memoir she chronicles her disjointed childhood and reckless youth, including holidays at Sissinghurst Castle with her cousins, and her experience of a liberal English boarding school. Interlinked with her story is th
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