Description: "A book of interviews with people who knew Madeleine L'Engle, author of the children's classic A wrinkle in time, in the many facets of her life"--
Brief description: Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's leading writers about children's books and the people who create them. His own award-winning books include Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing; Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L'Engle in Many Voices; Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom; Minders of Make Believe; The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth; Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait: The Story of a Photograph That Became an American Icon; and Earthrise: The Story of the Photograph That Changed the Way We See Our Planet. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Review Quotes:
"Mr. Marcus's immensely readable and fascinating book will . . . stand as the definitive portraity of Madeleine L'Engle." --James Kennedy, The Wall Street Journal
"Insightful . . . Impressionistic and satisfyingly complex." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A fascinating book and an excellent introduction to both L'Engle and her work." --Booklist "Though we never met, Madeleine L'Engle has been a close friend for years--for decades. Her story is presented here in the recollections of fifty comrades, and I gladly pull up a chair to listen in." --Margaret Edson, author of Wit