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Julia Strachey


Born
August 20, 1901

Died
January 01, 1979

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Julia Strachey (August, 1901–1979) was an English writer, born in Allahabad, India, where her father, Oliver Strachey, the elder brother of Lytton Strachey, was a civil servant. Her mother, Ruby, was of Swiss-German origin. For most of Julia's life she lived in England, where she worked as a model at Poiret, as a photographer and as a publisher's reader, before she embarked upon a career in novel-writing. She is perhaps best remembered for her work Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, a book originally published by the Hogarth Press and recently reprinted by Persephone Books.

Published works:

- Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (1932), reprinted by Persephone Books in 2009
- 'Fragments of a Diary' (1940)
- 'Pioneer City' (1943)
- The Man on the Pie ...more

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Average rating: 3.33 · 1,937 ratings · 279 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors
Cheerful Weather for the We...
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3.32 avg rating — 1,862 ratings — published 1932 — 2 editions
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3.58 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1932
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Julia, a portrait of Julia ...
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The Man on the Pier
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