Alive, Alive Oh!
Stephanie Cole reads Diana Athill's poignant essay about the miscarriage that almost killed her, aged 43, in the early 1960s. From December 2015.
The collection of essays by acclaimed editor and author Diana Athill.
Written from the vantage point of her great age, Athill's writing is honest and thought-provoking. In this second essay, "Alive Alive Oh!", she describes with total candour her miscarriage in 1960, aged 43, when she nearly lost her life.
Diana Athill's books include Stet: An Editor's Life (2000) and Yesterday Morning (2002). For fifty years she was the editorial director of AndrΓ© Deutsch, where she worked with such authors as Jean Rhys, Gitta Sereny and V. S. Naipaul. Her Costa Award-winning memoir, Somewhere Towards the End, was published in January 2008.
Photo credit: Mark Crick
Written by Diana Athill
Read by Stephanie Cole
Abridged by Claire Simpson
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Stephanie Cole |
| Author | Diana Athill |
| Abridger | Claire Simpson |
| Producer | Kirsteen Cameron |
Broadcasts
Tue 8 Dec 2015 09:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM- Wed 9 Dec 2015 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 19 Dec 2017 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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