Description: The first, comparative study of white life writers who migrated to Britain from colonies and former colonies after the Second World War, examining how their autobiographical writings address the legacies of empire.
Brief description: Emma Parker is Lecturer in Literature and Gender at the University of Bristol, UK. She is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters on life writing, modern Anglophone literature, colonialism, and graphic narratives. She is the co-editor of British Culture after Empire (2023).
Review Quotes: "[A] masterful close reading of the life-writing of Penelope Lively, J. G. Ballard, Doris Lessing, and Janet Frame ... Parker's work should appeal to all scholars interested in the wider oeuvres of these major writers and also writing teachers, especially those involved with creative non-fiction, since her study adds new dimensions to the intersectionality of fiction and life-writing." --CHOICE