THOMAS, CAITLIN — Caitlin: Life with Dylan Thomas

Henry Holt & Co. 1988. (ISBN: 9780805007695). Paperback. Caitlin and Dylan Thomas were married for 16 years, until Dylan's death in 1953. Though they seemed destined for each other, they were at times each other's nemesis, and Caitlin is not averse to revealing the squalid details of the marital discord, financial distress, infidelity, and alcoholism that turned this love story into a tragedy. But she also records the tenacity and tenderness, the barely defined homeliness and dependence gently simmering, like her perennial pot of soup, above the turbulence. Though the language is not as Dylanesque as in her earlier work, Leftover Life To Kill (1957), what it lacks in compressed metaphors it makes up for in honesty and vivid narrative. A work providing many valuable and unique insights into the life of Dylan Thomas. Without a picture or any reviews this listing looks very sad, however I really enjoyed reading this book. My mother named me after Caitlin Thomas, although if you read this book its difficult to see why! The style of writing is refreshingly unsentimental and the way in which her story is retold, is so far from the self indulgent autobiographies often found. There are moments in this that are difficult to read and once I'd finished it I did not feel uplifted, however the power of the writing has stuck with me long after. Read this book! Paperback - 1988 - readable condition, 0-8050-0769-5 - - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, exlibrary books sold, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Isbn 0805007695. Used: Acceptable.