I enjoyed much of this book and it was the only one I read that was not by Anne or daughter Reeve. However, I wonder about what was said. The family stated that the interviews were against their wishes and that Anne had started to go into mental decline. Was what Anne said her real thought or confused memory? We will never know.
Was the family only concerned about Anne or just about the talk of affairs by Charles and Anne? ( )

Well-researched biography that uses and examines Anne's own poetry and prose in describing the life events and dilemmas of a woman with much strength and talent. Conflicts Anne faced are universal: spiritual, holding one's center while being married; how to find time and space for the creative productivity while running a household, being a wife and mom; political/social upheaval while trying to support her husband though disagreeing at heart with his racism and his support of ethnic cleansing and fascism. Astonishing loyalty and compromise, deep examination of her loneliness within a marriage. Effective review of how she wove metaphor through her travel memoirs to reflect her spiritual and social conflicts. ( )