"You Never Know", Claire Lorrimer (Patricia Robins)'sautobiography, spans the 20th century. A "Daily Mirror" reviewer describedone of her many books as a 'slice of life'. "You Never Know" is the wholerich tapestry of a life overflowing with adventure, humour, tragedy, love,joy and disasters. She paints vivid images of her childhood when her mother,the famous author Denise Robins, entertained pre- and post-war literati ather weekend country house parties. Armed with an old typewriter, a vividimagination and a passion for life, she started writing books during the warwhilst in the WAAF. She is a past master at crafting a sentence to evokemore than just an image; every scene captures the emotion of the moment. Shehas had a remarkable career and "You Never Know" is the engrossing story ofa fascinating life.