Diana Athill had read Waguih Ghaliâ€s novel, Beer in the Snooker Club, long before she met and fell in love with him. Love turned to friendship, and Ghali, or ‘Didiâ€, carried on living in her flat, where he ultimately took his own life. Published 13 years later, this is Athillâ€s honest account of the three years they spent together.
