Cressida Connolly

Pig in the middle

Writing an autobiographical account of middle age is a brave undertaking, necessitating a great deal of self-scrutiny at a time of life when most of us would sooner look the other way and hope for the best.

issue 22 January 2011

  • The Stranger in the Mirror: A Memoir of Middle Age

    Jane Shilling

    Chatto, pp. 241

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