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A Child Of Bliss: Growing Up With Mervyn Peake

Sebastian Peake

Why we're reading this: Memoirs by MP's elder son (rather too much about him, than is father, imo)…more
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Dec 28, 2012 Cecily rated it it was ok

Shelves: gormenghast-peake, biog-and-autobiog

Memoirs of Mervyn Peake's son, and it really is all about Sebastian. The trouble is, he doesn't portray himself as a particularly interesting chap. There's not much detail or insight about Mervyn (or any of the rest of his family), and it's poorly written/edited. A hardcore fan of Peake would be unable to resist it for completeness, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.

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The title is wonderfully happy and positive, and at the start, Sebastian states that "the all-pervading atmosphere of ...more

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Jun 24, 2011 Chas rated it liked it

Shelves: 2010, non-fiction

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