Donna Leon
Backstage : Stories of a writing life Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
Donna Leon has created a beautifully crafted looking glass into her world. TLSTo read her is to restore the soul. THE TIMESLeon writes with great literary panache and evocative power. SPECTATORWhether walking along the canals of Venice or teaching English to Iranian pilots, interviewing blood diamond dealers or reading Great Expectations, Donna Leon has found inspiration in the strangest of places.In this engaging collection of stories on writing, reading, teaching and Venice, Leon offers new insight into the moments that shaped her into a celebrated, internationally bestselling author. Infused with her everpresent and delightful sense of humour and irony, she is as good a storyteller about herself as she is a chronicler of Guido Brunettis crime adventures. Readers will be as caught up in her world as she is in his.
Binding: Paperback;208 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: DNF; Weight: 282 g; Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 17
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Donna Leon has created a beautifully crafted looking glass into her world. TLSTo read her is to restore the soul. THE TIMESLeon writes with great literary panache and evocative power. SPECTATORWhether walking along the canals of Venice or teaching English to Iranian pilots, interviewing blood diamond dealers or reading Great Expectations, Donna Leon has found inspiration in the strangest of places.In this engaging collection of stories on writing, reading, teaching and Venice, Leon offers new insight into the moments that shaped her into a celebrated, internationally bestselling author. Infused with her everpresent and delightful sense of humour and irony, she is as good a storyteller about herself as she is a chronicler of Guido Brunettis crime adventures. Readers will be as caught up in her world as she is in his.
Binding: Paperback;208 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: DNF; Weight: 282 g; Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 17
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Donna Leon
Backstage : Stories of a writing life Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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