Thrumpton Hall: A Memoir of Life in My Father's House - Hardcover

Seymour, Miranda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061466565 ISBN 13: 9780061466564

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008

Synopsis

Recounts how the author, her mother, and her siblings became casualties of her father's capriciousness and devoted attachment to a Nottinghamshire estate that he forfeited nearly everything to acquire, and how their lives were thrown into further turmoil by her father's abrupt embrace of another passion later in life. 20,000 first printing.

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Review:

'An extraordinary book . . . Consistently fascinating and
occasionally horrifying' -- Anthony Quinn, Observer

'Beautifully written and expertly structured . . . Perceptive,
passionate and entirely real' -- Selina Hastings, Sunday Telegraph

'Compulsive . . . Finely observed, meticulously written . . .
Powerfully poignant' -- Kate Colquhoun, Daily Telegraph

'Extremely well-told . . . An author at the height of her
descriptive powers' -- Charles Spencer, Guardian

'Fascinating . . . Charming and candid' -- Mail on Sunday

'I couldn't put her book down and had to read it all in one
sitting'
-- Peter Stanford, Independent on Sunday

'Never anything other than compelling . . . Extremely well crafted
and holds the reader's attention throughout' -- Liza Campbell, Literary Review

'Outstanding . . . Very funny and very sad . . . A heavy-hearted
but light-handed reflection on love, memory and truth' -- Minette Marrin, Sunday Times

'Rich and entertaining . . . The detail is thrilling' -- Sebastian Shakespeare, Tatler

From the Back Cover:

`Utterly riveting, ruthlessly honest and strangely touching,
this portrait of the author's extraordinary father both appalled and moved
me - and made me laugh out loud'
DEBORAH MOGGACH

`Astonishingly powerful and brilliantly written, with an ear and a sense of
timing that perfectly suits the subject . . . A small masterpiece'
SIMON JENKINS

`A gem of a book - Miranda Seymour's riveting memoir tells a moving story
of family love and hate that manages to be subtle and funny, as well as
profoundly surprising in its emotional twists'
RUPERT CHRISTIANSEN

`A brilliantly crafted true story, In My Father's House gains depth and
complexity from its willingness to explore the ethical dilemma of revealing
painful family secrets. There is more to learn about human nature in this
short memoir than in many novels two or three times its length'
PAT BARKER

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061466565
• ISBN 13: 9780061466564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 270