This elegant and insightful biography of Madeleine L'Engle (1918 - 2007) was written by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy. Using never-before-seen archival materials that include photographs, poems, letters, and journal entries from when Madeleine was a child until just after the publication of her classic, A Wrinkle in Time, her granddaughters weave together an in-depth and unique view of the famous writer.
It is a story of overcoming obstacles — a lonely childhood, financial insecurity, and countless rejections of her writing — and eventual triumph. Becoming Madeleine will speak not only to fans of the icon's work, but also to anyone interested in writing.
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"L’Engle’s granddaughters have produced a perceptive look at the prolific author’s solitary childhood, gawky adolescence, and early adulthood, concluding in 1961 with FSG acquiring the manuscript of the book that would become A Wrinkle in Time. Making generous use of L’Engle’s diary entries (starting when she was 14 and at a Swiss boarding school), correspondence, and memorabilia, the book will appeal to aspiring writers as well as L’Engle’s admirers.... A personal prologue and a moving epilogue that succinctly touches on L’Engle’s later adulthood from her granddaughters’ perspective are additional highlights, as are the many photos of the writer and her family." — Publishers Weekly
Recommended Age | 9 and up |
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Author | Charlotte Jones Voiklis, Léna Roy |
ISBN | 0374307644 |
Publication Date | Feb 6, 2018 |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Language | English |