Love's civil war
Subtitle: Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie : letters and diaries, 1941-1973
By: edited by Victoria Glendinning with Judith Robertson
Contributors: Glendinning, Victoria; Robertson, Judith
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 489
ISBN-13: 9781847372130
Subjects: Correspondence; Diaries; English Women novelists; Diplomats
Description: The love affair between writer Elizabeth Bowen & Canadian diplomat Charles Ritchie blossomed after their first meeting in 1941 & continued over the next 30 years until Bowen's death in 1973. When Ritchie's diplomatic career took him far afield, the lovers wrote to one another continuously, sharing their longing to be together again.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.