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I'll Stand by You : The Letters of Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland Book

Throughout her professional life, Sylvia Townsend Warner was a prolific writer, ranging among biography, novels, short stories, and poetry. As I'll Stand by You, a collection of letters between Warner and her longtime companion, Valentine Ackland, proves, she was equally productive in her personal life as well. The relationship between the two women was a remarkably happy one, and their correspondence reflects this: one won't find much evidence of Sturm und Drang in the letters they wrote to one another during their separations. Instead, there are frequent declarations of love and practical admonishments to dress warmly and eat properly. When Ackland died after nearly 40 years of "marriage," Warner gathered together their voluminous correspondence for publication, connecting the letters with her own narrative and directing her editor to wait until anyone who might be offended by the contents was dead before publishing them. In addition to voicing the intense passion Warner and Ackland felt for one another, the letters range over a wide variety of topics--from pets to politics. What makes this collection of letters so intriguing is the wit and elegance with which both Warner and Ackland wrote. Their relationship wasn't perfect by any means--there was a lengthy period surrounding World War II during which Valentine fell in love with another woman--but it was securely grounded in love, a fact to which these selected letters stand testament.Read More

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    These letters tell the story of an enduring love affair between two extraordinary women: the great short story writer, novelist, and poet Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978) and the poet Valentine Ackland (1906-1969). During their life together, from 1930 to 1969, they regularly wrote to each other, not just when they were apart, but also when together. The letters evoke literary friendships, vivid vignettes of daily life, gardening, music and art, books and politics. Set against the background of some of this century's most turbulent decades, they also touch on their involvement with the Spanish Civil War, communism, and the Second World War. After Valentine's death from breast cancer, Sylvia lovingly collected and ordered the letters, adding her own notes and writing a poignant linking narrative. This is certainly one of the most detailed, beautifully written personal accounts of a lesbian relationship this century.

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