- Published: 15 July 2014
- ISBN: 9780099581864
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 224
- RRP: $29.99
A Corner of Paradise
A love story (with the usual reservations)
- Published: 15 July 2014
- ISBN: 9780099581864
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 224
- RRP: $29.99
A joyous, life-and-love-affirming account
Rachel Joyce, The Times
A portrait of love and grief, both witty and tender
Independent
A beguiling mosaic of incidents and anecdotes… Writing of real charm and humour
Sunday Times
Thompson is a terrific memoirist – wry, vivid and with one eye trained unforgivingly on his own failings... A beautifully written, deeply affecting book
Daily Mail
A beguiling mosaic of anecdotes… Real charm and humour
Nick Rennison, Sunday Times
A moving tribute… A refreshingly honest book
Julia Richardson, Daily Mail
A poignant, wry and honest memoir, laced with a self-deprecating wit
Good Book Guide
A delight in store from an author with an impressive track record
The Bookseller
Thompson writes with a style and a sense of humour that engages the reader and avoids self-indulgence
Douglas Osler, Scotland on Sunday
This tender memorial is told with fun, wit, gentleness and an honesty that does not shrink from the occasional bad temper and tetchiness
Jan Lee, UK Regional Press
Good books about being old but feeling young are rare and this is one. Brian Thompson knows how to keep the reader reading
Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Spectator