Somewhere Towards the End Brand / Ashdene Sumayya grew up torn between

Sumayya grew up torn between the social expectations of life as a young girl in Pakistan

Jones’s essential book is full of inspirational ideas

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It's about keeping things simple and tasty

Somewhere Towards the End Brand / Ashdene Sumayya grew up torn betweenIncluded in the BEST OF GRANTA series: the Costa award winning memoir on what it means to grow old. Written in her nineties, when she was free from any inhibitions she may have once had, Diana Athill reflects frankly on the losses and occasionally the gains that old age can bring, and on the wisdom and fortitude required to face death. Lively, fearless and humorous, Somewhere Towards the End encapsulates the vibrant final decades of Athill's life.