This is a brave brave book. Angela Douglas writes about her life and work and her helpless love for a 'very married man'. When she suggested to Kenneth More (the 'very married man', and one of Britain's best-loved actors) that she might write it, he said, 'Go for it darling! Go for it!' He also suggested the opening sentence: 'There were twenty-six years and two world wars between us.' He agreed that she should write about finding her feet as an actress, 'About us meeting and falling in love,' and about, 'Our life together, the good and the bad bits.' And, most poignantly, 'About the illness, and how it is for us now.' All brave subjects to write about for a woman whose life with her man was led, for much of their time together, in public.

Douglas writes with such honesty, humour and passion that I read the book in two days. Not only is she full of insight, and witty self-deprecation, about love and its joys and difficulties, she's also full of kindness about More's final illness and funny, wise and brave about the whole business of living both with another human being, and with ourselves.

It's a supremely human book.

This edition (the book was first published in 1983), brings Angela's story up to date and includes poignant descriptions of her grief when More died.

I urge you to read it.