I read about John Sanford probably 40 years ago, remembering that he had been highly praised, and had it in the back of my mind to explore it further, but when I went to to do so, could find very little on him, not surprising as this was well before the Internet came into being.Continue reading “The People from Heaven / John Sanford”
Category Archives: Literature
A Sorrow Beyond Dreams / Peter Handke
I’m not sure how I stumbled onto this book but when I did so in the early 80’s it instantly became one of my very favorite books. The title for one thing- I even love the German title Wunschloses Unglück for some reason, probably because I love the book so much in general. It being out ofContinue reading “A Sorrow Beyond Dreams / Peter Handke”
Wolf Solent / John Cowper Powys
Ah, the Powys family, from Shirley, Derbyshire, where to begin? They were that rare commodity, a literary family (families who had more than two published members) who overshadowed the other two literary families, the Brontes and the Sitwells, in quantity if not in fame. The father, the Rev.Charles Francis Powys, and his wife, Mary Cowper Johnson, claimed direct descent from both John DonneContinue reading “Wolf Solent / John Cowper Powys”
