Murderers and Other Friends: Another Part of Life

USA: Viking/ Penguin Group, 1995. First US Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Viking/ Penguin Group, 1995. First American Printing. Hardcover Retired LIbrary Book and Jacket in Good Condition. Fine black half-cloth binding with gilt titles, gray boards with lib sticker, under jacket, very clean, board edges rubbed, unmarked, tight & solid. Pages quite clean, no marks, no creasing. Black, gray and yellow jacket designed by Robin Locke Monda, illustration of Rumpole by Philip Hood. Here is John Mortimer's summing up of himself through his friends. With wit and wisdom he tells the story of the second part of his life, his writing life and of the characters that enriched it and of his family. He wanted to be a writer as a young man but pursued a career in law at his father's suggestion. At law, he established profound short-term relationships with the accused, even those accused of murder. He began writing while practicing law, which also brought him into relationships with people from the theatre, film, politics, in addition to the law. He brought these two worlds together in the character of RUMPOLE in his many novels. Here is the story of that life. 260 pages. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. 1995, Viking/ Penguin Group, New York, New York, USA