John Preston

The author’s father didn’t want you to read this book. It’s hard to understand why

A review of A Dog’s Life, by Michael Holroyd. This thinly veiled portrait of Holroyd's family is more an exercise in self-chastisement than vanity

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  • A Dog’s Life

    Michael Holroyd

    MacLehose Press, pp. 237

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