A review by schopflin
In Gratitude by Jenny Diski

4.0

Having read the original LRB articles, I wasn't expecting the impression this book made on me. The writing is brilliant and the honesty powerful, especially in the memoirs of her teens and twenties. I enjoyed less the ponderings about death, illness and existence, although more than I have from other writers. The topping and tailing by Anne Enright, by her partner and her daughter are great additions.