When I Grow Up

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A moving, funny memoir by a great writer - from her wartime childhood to her stints as a teacher, lady's maid, actress and writer... In a rare foray outside that natural home, Booker Prize-winner Bernice Rubens penned these memoirs while I still have

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Bernice Rubens was born in Wales. Her novels include the Booker-Prize winning The Elected Member and A Five Year Sentence, which was shortlisted for the same award.

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"Rubens was valiant, fierce and humorous ... an engaging self-portrait, her memoir is a small triumph"  —Sunday Telegraph"Reading Bernice Rubens is like playing grandmother's footsteps. You just wish that she hadn't already touched the finishing line."  —Observer"Friends and admirers of her work can hear her voice again: sad, funny, indiscreet."  —Daily Mail
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