Our Hearts Hang from the Lemon Trees
People and Places I'm From
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2013
Summary
‘A beautifully sculpted and tender memoir.’ - Sunday Times
‘A daughter’s wry, remarkable memoir of growing up in a dysfunctional family [and a] remarkable and unusual book… yet this is no misery memoir. Rutherford’s writing reveals tenderness [and] deep affection.’ - Financial Times
‘A heady evocation of summer.’ - Telegraph
‘A beautifully told family history.’ - RED magazine
‘Evocative and bittersweet - a poignant family sag…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780721729 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780721722 |
| Author: | Laetitia Rutherford |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Short Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2013 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 134mm x 16mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Evocative and bittersweet - a poignant family saga.
Evocative and bittersweet - a poignant family saga. * The Bookseller *
About The Author
Laetitia Rutherford
Laetitia Rutherford grew up in London, apart from holidays spent with her maternal family in France. She read English at Balliol College, Oxford, then started working in publishing first at Prospect magazine and then at HarperCollins. Five years later, she gained a Masters in 20th Century Literature from Goldsmiths College, before returning to work and becoming a literary agent. In her spare time, she set up Nibfest, a new literary festival in Notting Hill its inaugural outing was in April 2013. She is married to film director James Erksine and they live in London with their son.
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