by Charles J. Shields
This was published in 2006 so don't expect it to answer the question of whether she did or did not authorize the publication of her second novel. I've read enough about the novel to believe that it's about what you'd expect from a writer working alone, without the collaboration of an editor, publisher, or group of colleagues. In other words, a first draft.
It's funny that in all his research Mr. Shields never found out that she actually completed the manuscript. He only said that she stopped working on it. I wonder if she really did?
Better leave that question to the experts. This is a pretty good biography although it didn't exactly have the depth I sought for. I imagine it's harder to write about a person who doesn't wear her heart on her sleeve and blurt out all her private, personal thoughts in endless letters to her best friends. I wonder if it's easier in this age of twitter and instagram?
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