The key literary figure in the pubs of post-war Fitzrovia, Maclaren-Ross pulled together his dispersed energies to write two great books.
The posthumously published Memoirs of the Forties and this spectacular novel of the Depression, Of Love and Hunger – harsh, vivid, louche and slangy it deserves a permanent place alongside Coming Up for Air and Hangover Square.
The Salesman Only Rings Once
I hunted for his books as well as for the miscellanies and magazines that featured his work. Though his entertaining, much-quoted Memoirs of the Forties soon reappeared in paperback, the rest of his...
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