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Farley and Claire: A Love Story - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael Harris, Margaret Atwood (Foreword by)Series:David Suzuki InstitutePublish date:2023-10-17Pages:384

Language:EnglishPublisher:Greystone BooksISBN-13:9781771649773ISBN-10:1771649771UPC:9781771649773Book Category:Literary Collections, Biography & Autobiography, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Letters, Literary Figures, Love & RomanceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCWBKJ0VJ9

"Farley and Claire is a love story, a biography, a Tale of Two Farleys, or perhaps three: the public one, the private one, and the secret one."--Margaret Atwood

The tumultuous, enduring love story between iconic writer Farley Mowat and his wife Claire, including excerpts from their passionate letters, published here for the first time.

When Farley Mowat met Claire Wheeler in August 1960, the attraction was immediate, and within days they were lovers, despite the fact that Farley was already married. Their affair--partly aided and abetted by publisher Jack McClelland--included an extended correspondence until several years later, when Farley finally obtained a Mexican divorce and the two were married in Texas. They were together until Farley's death 54 years later.

Claire, a brilliant diarist, has given author Michael Harris complete access to her journals and letters, as well as Farley's letters, and Harris has conducted extensive interviews with her and original research. The result is a literary love story for the ages, complete with photos of the couple who defied conventions of their time to be together.

Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Greystone BooksISBN-13:9781771649773ISBN-10:1771649771UPC:9781771649773Book Category:Literary Collections, Biography & Autobiography, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Letters, Literary Figures, Love & RomanceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCWBKJ0VJ9

Michael Harris is the author of nine books and has received numerous awards for his journalism and books. Three of his books have been made into movies, and his work has sparked four commissions of inquiry. He has also written numerous magazine articles and several television screenplays. He lives in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. She has won numerous awards including the Booker Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

Publisher: Greystone Books

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Michael Harris, Margaret Atwood (Foreword by)

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Michael Harris

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"Farley and Claire is a love story, a biography, a Tale of Two Farleys, or perhaps three: the public one, the private one, and the secret one."--Margaret Atwood

The tumultuous, enduring love story between iconic writer Farley Mowat and his wife Claire, including excerpts from their passionate letters, published here for the first time.

When Farley Mowat met Claire Wheeler in August 1960, the attraction was immediate, and within days they were lovers, despite the fact that Farley was already married. Their affair--partly aided and abetted by publisher Jack McClelland--included an extended correspondence until several years later, when Farley finally obtained a Mexican divorce and the two were married in Texas. They were together until Farley's death 54 years later.

Claire, a brilliant diarist, has given author Michael Harris complete access to her journals and letters, as well as Farley's letters, and Harris has conducted extensive interviews with her and original research. The result is a literary love story for the ages, complete with photos of the couple who defied conventions of their time to be together.

Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.

Michael Harris is the author of nine books and has received numerous awards for his journalism and books. Three of his books have been made into movies, and his work has sparked four commissions of inquiry. He has also written numerous magazine articles and several television screenplays. He lives in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. She has won numerous awards including the Booker Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

Publisher: Greystone Books

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Michael Harris, Margaret Atwood (Foreword by)

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Michael Harris

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