Of love, life and literature: Athill’s last words from beyond the grave

Publishing doyenne tells of success tinged by heartache in film ‘to be seen after my death’

“I am Diana Athill, and if you are watching this I am no longer alive. This is my final say.”

With a flourish of self-conscious drama, Athill, the writer, literary editor and doyenne of British publishing, is to introduce her last, moving message to the world this week.

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