Aeronwy Thomas
My Father's Places
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849013642
- author:
- Aeronwy Thomas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Constable
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Novelists, Poets & Playwrights, Poets, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Memoirs, Biography / Biography, Biography & Autobiography / Literary, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Autobiography: Literary
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Aeronwy Thomas's memoir, My Father's Places, is a deeply moving portrait of growing up and an insight into the origins and legacy of Dylan Thomas's poetry. In 1949, at just nine years old, Aeronwy and her family settled in Laugharne, a small village on the Welsh coast, where her father began some of his most famous works.
The Boat House, where they lived, became a refuge for the poet and a hub of creative activity. Afternoons were spent with her mother, listening to the gossip at Ivy William's kitchen table, while mornings saw her father locked in a shed, speaking his verse aloud as he wrote. As Aeronwy grew up, she watched as her father's fame grew, taking him on tours of the United States and witnessing the fractures of their marriage.
This poignant memoir paints vivid scenes of life with Dylan Thomas, from reading Wind in the Willows together to watching him perform his poetry. It is a powerful exploration of family, creativity, and the enduring legacy of one of literature's most beloved poets.
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