Stephanie Cole reads from Diana Athill's essay collection.

Written from the vantage point of her great age, Athill's writing is honest, cheering and thought-provoking. In "A Life of Luxuries", she looks back on the things that have brought her simple pleasure through the different stages of her long life.

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Read by Stephanie Cole

Written by Diana Athill

Abridged and Produced by Kirsteen Cameron. Show less