A World Away: A Memoir Of Mervyn Peake
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few literary marriages have produced such a remarkable story as that of Maeve Gilmore and the visionary genius Mervyn Peake — the creator of the towering Gormenghast trilogy. A World Away is an intimate and deeply personal memoir that chronicles the life, love, and slow, heartbreaking decline of one of the twentieth century's most singular literary and artistic imaginations, told through the eyes of his devoted wife. Gilmore presents a portrait of Peake not merely as the eccentric author and illustrator the world knew, but as a husband, father, and creative force whose brilliance burned fiercely against the encroaching shadow of a devastating neurological illness. Written with quiet grace and unwavering candor, this memoir stands as both a testament to an extraordinary partnership and an elegy for a man consumed too soon by illness. Gilmore's prose is tender yet unsentimental, illuminating the bohemian world they shared — from wartime Britain to the literary salons of London — with vivid, loving precision. For admirers of Peake's gothic masterworks and for those who cherish memoirs that capture the full complexity of a creative life, this account raises a haunting question: what more might Peake have achieved had fate allowed him more time?
Author: Maeve Gilmore
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Biography
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few literary marriages have produced such a remarkable story as that of Maeve Gilmore and the visionary genius Mervyn Peake — the creator of the towering Gormenghast trilogy. A World Away is an intimate and deeply personal memoir that chronicles the life, love, and slow, heartbreaking decline of one of the twentieth century's most singular literary and artistic imaginations, told through the eyes of his devoted wife. Gilmore presents a portrait of Peake not merely as the eccentric author and illustrator the world knew, but as a husband, father, and creative force whose brilliance burned fiercely against the encroaching shadow of a devastating neurological illness. Written with quiet grace and unwavering candor, this memoir stands as both a testament to an extraordinary partnership and an elegy for a man consumed too soon by illness. Gilmore's prose is tender yet unsentimental, illuminating the bohemian world they shared — from wartime Britain to the literary salons of London — with vivid, loving precision. For admirers of Peake's gothic masterworks and for those who cherish memoirs that capture the full complexity of a creative life, this account raises a haunting question: what more might Peake have achieved had fate allowed him more time?