Paperback edition of Nina Bawden's memoirs. This is a revealing account of her life, from her childhood evacuation to Suffolk and Wales to the diagnosis of her oldest son as schizophrenic. As the book progresses we are shown the origins of many of her stories, which include >Circles of Deceit< and the children's book >Carrie's War<. "A born storyteller, a gift as evident in this autobiography as in her novels" >Independent< 8pp b/w photos.