Rebellion, revolution, experimental living, feminist communes, street theatre, radical magazines, love affairs – gay and straight – sex, drugs and rock and roll.
Michèle Roberts, one of Britain’s most talented and highly acclaimed novelists, now considers her own life, in this vibrant, powerful portrait of a time and place: alternative London of the 1970s and beyond. A fledgling writer taking a leap into radical politics, Roberts finds alternative homes, new families and lifelong friendships in the streets and houses of Holloway, Peckham, Regent’s Park and Notting Hill Gate. From Spare Rib to publishing her first book, Paper Houses is Roberts’ story of finding a space in which to live, love and write – and learning to share it.
‘Beguiling, enthusiastic, charming and vivid, this is an autobiography to be savoured’ Amanda Craig, DAILY TELEGRAPH
- ‘Michèle Roberts’ story is also that of the counter-culture, sprinkled with iconic names such as Oz and Spare Rib, told from the perspective of an intelligent woman with acute powers of observation. Her writing is vivid and sardonic by turns, the period brought to life with accounts of clothes and meals, whose importance Roberts has always understood’ Joan Smith, INDEPENDENT
- ‘Wonderful’ Camilla Redmond, GUARDIAN
Paperback:
£8.99
Published 03/07/2008
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