''The Perfect Stranger'' is a book by
P. J. Kavanagh
P. J. Kavanagh
FRSL (6 January 1931 – 26 August 2015) was an English poet, lecturer, actor, broadcaster and columnist. His father was the ''ITMA'' scriptwriter Ted Kavanagh.
Life
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, published in 1966. The book won the
Richard Hillary Prize
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
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The book is a partial autobiography, dealing with Kavanagh's childhood and education, his meeting with his first wife (the "perfect stranger" of the title), and her premature death.
1966 books
British autobiographies
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