May Sarton: Biography (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780449907986)

From acclaimed writer Margot Peters comes the first, completely authorized biography of novelist, poet, and feminist May Sarton. Granted unprecedented access to personal papers and diaries, Peters gives us a compelling look at the woman who influenced a legion of readers with rich and intimate writings, and reveals the fascinating life that Sarton herself kept hidden.

Beginning with a young Sarton largely ignored by her parents, Peters traces the compulsive quest for recognition and artistic inspiration that would characterize most of Sarton's life. We witness her at nineteen as she chooses a life in the theater, only to discover later her real passion: writing. As her literary career takes shape, we watch her personal and professional struggles for acceptance, her intense relationships with such learned friends as Muriel Rukeyser and Louise Bogan, and her secret turmoil over her sexuality. But ultimately, we see Sarton begin to create in her works the image of a strong, independent woman who lived peacefully with solitude--an image that often contradicted the reality of her life.

Author: Margot Peters
ISBN-10: 0449907988
ISBN-13: 9780449907986
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 06/23/1998
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.62lbs
Size: 8.88h x 6.34w x 1.19d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Nominee
Award: Triangle Awards - Winner