“An intimate portrait of the life of a beautiful if neurotic mind… streaked with gossip, flinty observations, great good humor and–despite Isherwood’s fundamental discretion–plenty of frank talk.” — Dwight Garner, New York Times”These diaries are, in their core, a love story…thanks to [them], we bear witness to it all–and are all the richer for it.” — New York Journal of Books”A good writer…intensely self-aware…a fascinating companion…THE SIXTIES [is] accessible to everyone…a true piece of social history.” — Edmund White, New York Times Book Review”The diary entries in The Sixties are a mix of quotidian detail, social observation, moody reverie, gossip and self-rebuke.” — Wall Street Journal”Gossipy, funny, wide-ranging, and revealing…[Isherwood] comes across as approachable, aware, and passionately interested.” — Publishers Weekly

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