The Akeing Heart Letters Between Sylvia Townsend Warner, Valentine Ackland And Elizabeth Wade White
Synopsis
The Akeing Heart is the story of the tormented relationships between the British novelist and poet Sylvia Townsend Warner; her life partner Valentine Ackland; the American who invaded their happiness, Elizabeth Wade White; and Elizabeth’s neglected lover Evelyn Holahan. Valentine was the serial seducer, and Elizabeth the demanding lover claiming her sexuality for the first time. Sylvia kept faith in anger and despair, while Evelyn offered Elizabeth realistic fidelity to balance Valentine’s romanticism.Originally self-published, this revised edition of correspondence over twenty years between the four women makes this book one of the finest collections of twentieth-century literary letters about love and its betrayals.
Book details
- Series:
- Handheld Research (Book 1)
- Author:
- Peter Haring Judd
- ISBN:
- 9781999881313
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781999828035
- Publisher:
- Handheld Press
- Pages:
- 464
- Reading age:
- 16+
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2020-09-11
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Copyright by:
- Peter Haring Judd
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Biographies and Memoirs, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Literature and Fiction, Nonfiction, Psychology