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The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Author of The Railway Children (Hardcover)
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The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Author of The Railway Children (Hardcover)
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A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Winner of the Rubery Book
Award 2020 (Non Fiction) Edith Nesbit is considered the inventor of
the children's adventure story and her brilliant children's books
influenced bestselling authors including C.S. Lewis, P. L. Travers,
J.K. Rowling, and Jacqueline Wilson, to name but a few. But who was
the person behind the best loved classics The Railway Children and
Five Children and It? Her once-happy childhood was eclipsed by the
chronic illness and early death of her sister. In adulthood, she
found herself at the centre of a love triangle between her husband
and her close friend. She raised their children as her own. Yet
despite these troubling circumstances Nesbit was playful,
contradictory and creative. She hosted legendary parties at her
idiosyncratic Well Hall home and was described by George Bernard
Shaw - one of several lovers - as 'audaciously unconventional'. She
was also an outspoken Marxist and founding member of the Fabian
Society. Through Nesbit's letters and deep archival research,
Eleanor Fitzsimons reveals her as a prolific activist and writer on
socialism. Nesbit railed against inequity, social injustice and
state-sponsored oppression and incorporated her avant-garde ideas
into her writing, influencing a generation of children - an aspect
of her legacy examined here for the first time. Eleanor Fitzsimons,
acclaimed biographer and prize winning author of Wilde's Women, has
written the most authoritative biography in more than three
decades. Here, she brings to light the extraordinary life story of
an icon, creating a portrait of a woman in whom pragmatism and
idealism worked side-by-side to produce a singular mind and
literary talent. ***PRAISE FOR THE LIFE AND LOVES OF E. NESBIT***
'A terrific book.' Neil Gaiman 'A very well-researched biography.'
Kate Atkinson 'Eleanor Fitzsimons' painstaking research gives us a
new insight into the bizarre Bohemian life of the groundbreaking
children's author E. Nesbit. It's a fantastic read.' Jacqueline
Wilson 'Absolutely superb!' Hilary McKay, children's author of The
Skylarks War (shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards) 'In this
long-overdue new biography, Eleanor Fitzsimons gives us a nuanced
yet compelling portrait of E. Nesbit's many-facetted personality,
life and works, as well as of the politically and culturally
vibrant milieu in which she lived.' Fiona Sampson, author of In
Search of Mary Shelley 'What a stirring and unexpected story
Eleanor Fitzsimons tells and what a subject she has found. I can't
think of a single writer who doesn't owe something to Edith
Nesbit's glorious books for children. The extraordinary woman who
wrote them proves to be every bit as brave, funny and imaginative
as her own intrepid characters.' Miranda Seymour, author of In
Byron's Wake 'One of the greatest children's writers, and an
acknowledged much loved influence on Joan Aiken E. Nesbit is
celebrated in this wonderful new biography by Eleanor Fitzsimons.'
Lizza Aiken, daughter of Joan Aiken 'An exceptional biography about
an absolutely fascinating individual.' Adam Roberts, Vice-President
of the H.G. Wells Society 'A fascinating, thoughtfully organized,
thoroughly researched, often surprising biography.' Kirkus Review
'Fitzsimons delivers a sprightly and highly readable life of a
writer who deserves even wider recognition.' Publishers Weekly
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