When his father died, J. R. Ackerley was shocked to discover that he had led a secret life.

. . But Ackerley is more than a candid account of one man’s public and private life; it is also a candid view of London in mid-century, full of entertaining anecdotes about literary figures.

We Think the World of You combines acute social realism and dark fantasy, and was described by J.R. Ackerley as “a fairy tale for adults.” Frank, the narrator, is a middle-aged civil servant, intelligent, acerbic, self-righteous, angry.

Selectie uit Ackerley's dagboeken uit de perdiode 1948-1957, waarin hij zich nogal eens beklaagd over zijn jaloerse zuster Nancy.

"Już wkrótce w kinach świetna adaptacja książki, w której wyjątkowe role stworzyli COLIN FIRTH i NICOLE KIDMAN. Eric Lomax wiele lat po zakończeniu wojny spędził w samotności.

J.R. Ackerley was born into a seemingly bourgeois family living in Richmond, Surrey.