Becoming Madeleine is a beautiful book that tells the story of Madeleine L'Engle. Through photographs, original journal entries and the writing of her two granddaughters, this book begins with Madeleine's days as a lonely child and her journey through life and emotions to find herself as the incredible writer of so many amazing books, including A Wrinkle in Time. I found this story to be like a door into the past, allowing me to understand how, when and where Madeleine L'Engle became who she was, faced hardships and immense joy and every day challenged herself to become more.
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Becoming Madeleine L'Engle: A Biography by Her Granddaughters
By Charlotte Jones Voiklis, Léna Roy
We were young when our grandmother Madeleine L’Engle started sharing with us the patchwork of events, relationships, and emotions that shaped her into the person she eventually came to be.
So begins this thoughtful and insightful biography of Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) written by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy. Using never-before-seen archival materials that include photographs, poems, letters, and journal entries from when Madeleine was a child until just after the publication of her classic, A Wrinkle in Time, her granddaughters weave together an in-depth and unique view of the famous writer. It is a story of overcoming obstacles―a lonely childhood, financial insecurity, and multiple rejections of her writing―and eventual triumph. Becoming Madeleine L’Engle will speak not only to fans of the icon’s work, but to anyone interested in writing.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN-13: 9780374307646
ISBN-10: 0374307644
Published on 2/6/2018
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
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Becoming Madeleine is a beautiful book that tells the story of Madeleine L'Engle. Through photographs, original journal entries and the writing of her two granddaughters, this book begins with Madeleine's days as a lonely child and her journey through life and emotions to find herself as the incredible writer of so many amazing books, including A Wrinkle in Time. I found this story to be like a door into the past, allowing me to understand how, when and where Madeleine L'Engle became who she was, faced hardships and immense joy and every day challenged herself to become more.