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Hide-and-seek with angels

by Chaney, Lisa frey50
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : St. Martin's Press (New York :) , 2006 Physical details: xv, 412 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm. ISBN:0312357796; 9780312357795.
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800 - 899 828.91209 Cha (Browse shelf) Available 90198

Originally published: London : Hutchinson, 2005

Includes bibliographical referenes and index.

'It's no' him, it's just me...' -- The happiest years of his life -- 'Literature was my game...' -- 'To be forever known...' -- A serious purpose -- 'Genius in him...' -- Mary -- 'You must decide...' -- Dreams and reality -- America and fame -- Sylvia -- The boy castaways -- A second chance -- Origins -- Making a masterpiece -- 'I'm youth I'm joy...' -- Disquiet -- 'The saddest most terrible night...' -- The end of a marriage -- A kind of family -- War -- 'Something in ourselves...' -- Cynthia and Michael -- Beyond the reach of time -- Release.

Chronicles the life of "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrrie, describing his childhood in Scotland, his brother's death, his marriage to Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, his relationship with her sons, and the fantasies and demons that influenced every aspect of his life.