Real Estate: Living Autobiography 3

I only discovered Andrea Levy's books three years ago and I have consumed them all greedily. Am so looking forward, already, to the next one....

Beautifully written. Gorgeous structure.You can hear, smell, touch and see as the descriptions unfold.I found myself putting in my notebook little pieces of prose that were meaningful to me to think about later or perhaps think about in a free/fluid context.

I adore Deborah Levy's writing and maybe expected too much. There is similarity between her and my life(age, divorce after 25 years, age of children, lose of home , I was writing all my life, wondering where I belong, all philosophical questions about life and universe ), so I expected an advice how to proceed (but didn't get it). As beautiful her writing is, it seemed to me somehow disconected (maybe it is just me) this time. I've been to nearly all places that she is refering, my knowledge of poetry is obviously not as good as hers but all that didn't help, to connect all this together. I hope that the next book will be better.

I really enjoy Deborah levy’s writing, I particular her more recent work. Reading real estate was like catching up with an old friend, one who is funny and intelligent and who says it like it is.

This trilogy is incredible

Loved it, an easy read that just led you along at a leisurely pace. I really enjoyed reading about her life

The third of Levy’s autobiographies. I’ve loved these books. For this book, we meet the author as she approaches her 60th birthday. She lives in London, Paris and Greece during the book and each location gives rise to separate vibes and thoughts. Grateful to @readsbyross who reviewed these books a few months ago and this is what encouraged me to read them.

I was sent a copy of Real Estate by Deborah Levy to read and review by NetGalley. This is the third in the series of Deborah Levy’s memoirs and like the others it gives snippets of insights into the author’s life and mind. I really enjoyed this book but like the others I wished that the quotes from other writers were set in a different font indicating that this was the case as I found myself having to go back to see where the quote started once I had seen the reference for it. I was also a little dismayed at the fact that a couple of other novels were cited including their outcomes – I hadn’t read these particular books and now perhaps I won’t! Regardless of these niggles it is a well written and quite thought provoking read and I do hope that even though it is listed as the final instalment there will be more in the future.

Wonderful to read, explore and witness revelation of so many shared and illusory dreams. Life is different after reading this book.

A great, well written book!

Haunted by exile and leaving Africa when she was 9 years old, the author writes about the life and preoccupations of a British female writer who just turned sixty and lost her youngest daughter to university and adulthood. Loneliness mingles with creativity in this book that continuously questions the burdens and joys of a woman’s life. Levy’s prose is gorgeous! I recommend these memoirs.