May Sarton

by Susan Sherman and May Sarton

Book Overview

All her life, May Sarton carried on a voluminous private correspondence--with family, friends, and lovers. From the beginning, as these remarkable letters show, the essence of an extraordinary human being was present, her gifts ready to unfurl and mature.

Fittingly, an early letter thanks parents for books. Later we enter the world of the theater, then years rich with study, travel, teaching, and the discipline of craft. Sarton's deep anguish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393039544
• ISBN13: 9780393039542
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Takes away the sour taste left by Margot Peters's biography.

Sarton was a master of the art of letter-writing. The notes are useful, the editing is superb, and Sarton shines through as a rare, passionate, and exacting friend and lover. My only complaint is that this volume is "selected," not "complete." I'm looking forward to Susan Sherman's next presentation of the gentle art to which Sarton stayed dedicated throughout her life.