All Sorts of Lives by Claire Harman christmas 'Every parent needs to read

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All Sorts of Lives by Claire Harman christmas 'Every parent needs to readPublished to celebrate Katherine Mansfield's centenary, this is a compact but comprehensive new portrait of her life, work, relevance and wonderfully inspiring personality. Restless outsider, masher up of form and convention, Katherine Mansfield's short but dazzling career was characterised by struggle, insecurity and sacrifice alongside a glorious, relentless creative drive and openness. She was the only writer Virginia Woolf admitted being jealous