Thinking Again, Jan Morris
Thinking Again, Jan Morris
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Thinking Again
A Diary

Author: Jan Morris

Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon

Unabridged: 4 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/2021


Synopsis

Jan Morris, one of "Britain's greatest living writers" (Times, UK), returns with this whimsical yet deeply affecting volume on life as a redoubtable nonagenarian.

The irrepressible Jan Morris—author of such classics as Venice and Trieste—is at it again: offering a vibrant set of reminiscences that remind us "what a good, wise and witty companion Jan Morris has been for so many readers for so long" (Alexander McCall Smith, New York Times Book Review).

"Like Michel de Montaigne" (Danny Heitman, Wall Street Journal), Morris waxes on the ironies of modern life in all their resonant glories and inevitable stupidities—from her daily exercise (a "statutory thousand paces of brisk walk") to the troubles of Brexit; her enduring yet complicated love for America; and honest reflections on the vagaries and ailments of aging. Both intimate and luminously wise, Thinking Again is a testament to the virtues of embracing life, creativity, and, above all, kindness.

About Jan Morris

Born in 1926, Jan Morris lived and wrote as James Morris until 1972. She resides with her partner, Elizabeth Morris, in northwest Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her many books include In My Mind's Eye, Coronation Everest, and the Pax Britannica Trilogy.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicola on April 09, 2020

Turns out that a global pandemic interferes with my reading in that I have been struggling to read for any length of time. We got the newspapers two weeks ago and I saw that Jan Morris had a new book. An instant yearning flooded my entire being as I loved her previous diary. With closed bookshops, i......more

Goodreads review by Ann on December 17, 2022

A slight volume, essentially a diary, by the esteemed Welsh travel writer Jan Morris. Well, her traveling, in her 92nd year, is limited to her daily walks and the occasional car trip into a nearby town in Wales. But good writers write good stuff, and I enjoyed her daily and modest ruminations. Some......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on October 02, 2020

How fortunate we are to have a follow up book of thoughts from Jan Morris. 'Thinking again' has the same mix of nostalgic reflection interspersed with domestic details of her daily routines in her beloved house with her beloved partner in Wales. She grapples each day with the vagaries of old age but re......more

Goodreads review by Bárbara on November 01, 2024

Reflections at the age of 92. With a fantastic lucidity, she goes through Brexit, dementia and the simplicity of everyday life. Surprisingly positive for someone on the final stretch of a life long lived, only confused by the speed of today's cyberworld.......more