Older: A Thought Diary

As James Roose-Evans moves into his tenth decade he brings us a diary as a gift. Drawing on his experiences as a man of the theatre, a lover of poetry and someone who has held on to his Christian faith, as well as spending years in Jungian analysis, the book has a most attractive meditative flavour. But he also spares us nothing of the daily trials - painful visits to the Royal Free Hospital, the diminishing of life's opportunities - as well as the joy of planting bulbs and making chutney. He makes it quite clear in his view that this is not a last farewell but the final pathway to a new beginning' Melvyn Bragg.