Faber & Faber

The letters are linked by a commentary that makes the volume both an easy and gripping read... There is passion in this book to scald the hand — Sunday Times More…

A loving portrayal of the mix of vision, stubbornness, grit, love and luck that can produce great art — Financial Times More…

remembering her mother's early death, she writes, 'I try to see and hear things for her, to lure her spirit back from the lost body.' Colorful characters flit in and out, and, remembering them,... — The New Yorker More…