Book description
Rebellion, revolution, experimental living, feminist communes, street
theatre, radical magazines, love affairs - gay and straight - sex, drugs
and rock and roll. Michèle Roberts, one of Britain's most talented and
highly acclaimed novelists, now considers her own life, in this vibrant,
powerful portrait of a time and place: alternative London of the 1970s
and beyond. A fledgling writer taking a leap into radical politics,
Roberts finds alternative homes, new families and lifelong friendships
in the streets and houses of Holloway, Peckham, Regent's Park and
Notting Hill Gate. From Spare Rib to publishing her first book, Paper
Houses is Roberts' story of finding a space in which to live, love and
write - and learning to share it. 'Beguiling, enthusiastic, charming and
vivid, this is an autobiography to be savoured' Amanda Craig, DAILY
TELEGRAPH Michèle Roberts, poet, essayist, and author of fourteen
works of fiction, was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des
Lettres in France in 2000.
