Elizabeth Jane Howard
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Talks |
| Origin: |
UK |
| Location: |
Arts Centre |
| Tickets: |
£6
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| Dates: |
Monday 24 May 11:30
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 | We are delighted to welcome Elizabeth Jane Howard who was the Festival’s founding co-director in 1973. Howard’s story reflects that of a generation of English women. |
The war and short-lived careers as an actress, model and publishing editor brought her into contact with the artistic community that was to encompass her professional and private life. Her circle of friends and lovers included some of the most interesting thinkers and writers of the day – Laurie Lee, Arthur Koestler, Cecil Day-Lewis, Cyril Connolly, Ken Tynan and Olivia Manning among many others. Her third, longest and most famous marriage was to Kingsley Amis.
Elizabeth Jane Howard has written thirteen novels, many television plays, a collection of short stories, edited two anthologies and co-written a cookery book. She has also written her memoir, Slipstream, published in 2002. She joins us at the Festival to discuss her most recent novel: Love All, which is her first for nine years.
'Classic Howard . . . The writing - fragrant with poetry, spiked with wit - is divine.' Kate Saunders, Times
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