Here Feinstein plaits a strand of narrative from medieval Toledo with a glamorous female academic's life into a mystery story with spiritual side-lights.

Elaine Feinstein's voice is clear, passionate and subtle. She writes about love, loss, jealousy and the pressures of living as mother and wife, drawing coherent shapes out of her own inner uncertainties. This collection is drawn from 14 volumes of poems and translations published over 30 years.

First edition hard cover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. From the collection of W.L. Webb, the Guardian's literary editor for many years. DJ is notably tanned, with light creasing to cover edges, corners and folds. Boards are very clean, pages tightly bound, and content is unmarked. CN

Evokes old loves, intense friendships, literary ghosts, and a lifetime in the landscape of the 20th century. The poems in this collection try to draw a coherent shape out of inner uncertainties. Carcarnet also publish Elaine Feinstein's "Selected Poems".

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