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Sep 22, 2024 1:32 AM

Author:Martin Amis

Experience

'Martin Amis is a seriously good writer, and never on better form than now.Experience, the book of his life, may be the book of his life' Daily Telegraph

**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**

In this remarkable work of autobiography, the son of the great comic novelist Kingsley Amis explores his relationship with his father and writes about the various crises of Kingsley's life, including the final one of his death.

Amis also reflects on the life and legacy of his cousin, Lucy Partington, who disappeared without trace in 1973 and was exhumed twenty years later from the basement of Frederick West, one of Britain's most prolific serial murderers.

Reviews

Remarkable.

—— Laurence Coupe , Times Higher Education

A scrupulous and candid writer

—— Guardian

His memoir is dazzling, provocative and mordant

—— Arthur Smith , The Week

Funny, sad, moving and absolutely riveting

—— Daily Telegraph

On virtually every page there is a phrase that is blissfully funny and ingenious...never less than compelling

—— Mail on Sunday

Three times in the reading of this book, the courage, compassion and simplicity of Amis's writing brought me to tears. As a portrait of sustaining love between a father and a son, Experience stands alone among the testaments

—— The Time

Frequently touching without being mawkish, Stuff is a surprisingly life-affirming read and, despite the emotive subjects being covered, often a very funny one, too

—— New Statesman

Stuff is a moving, funny and stylish account of how to hang on to the bits you really need

—— Irish Times

Hypnotically readable, this wonderful book is like exploring an attic packed with fascinating odds and ends... Highly evocative, oddly moving, and includes some marvellous trivia

—— Sunday Times

As fascinating as it is at times utterly disturbing

—— Entertainment Weekly
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