Here are vivid, revealing accounts of her school days in Cambridge in the 1920s and '30s, her happy marriage and the tragedy of her husband's mental illness, and the thrill of publishing her first novel, Cover Her Face, in 1962.
This enchantingly original volume is the result. Time to Be in Earnest offers an intimate portrait of one of most accomplished women of our time.
The book became a New York Times bestseller – as have all of her recent books – and does more than simply satisfy the curiosity of her many fans.
In 1997, P. D. James, the much loved and internationally acclaimed author of mysteries, turned seventy-seven. Taking to heart Dr. Johnson's advice that at seventy-seven it is "time to be...
This enchantingly original volume is the result. Time to Be in Earnest offers an intimate portrait of one of most accomplished women of our time.
The thousands of Americans who have enjoyed P. D. James's novels will be equally charmed. Diary or memoir or both, Time to Be in Earnest is a delight.