The Arms of the Infinite
Author | : Christopher Barker |
Publisher | : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2010-11-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781554583256 |
ISBN-13 | : 155458325X |
Rating | : 4/5 (25X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Arms of the Infinite written by Christopher Barker and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arms of the Infinite takes the reader inside the minds of author Christopher Barker’s parents, writer Elizabeth Smart (By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept) and poet George Barker. From their first fateful meeting and subsequent elopement, Barker candidly reveals their obsessive, passionate, and volatile love affair. He writes evocatively of his unconventional upbringing with his siblings in a shack in Ireland and, later, a rambling, falling-down house in Essex. Interesting and charismatic figures from the literary and art worlds are regular visitors, and the book is full of fascinating cameos and anecdotes. North American rights only.