Hide-and-seek with angels a life of J.M. Barrie
Lisa Chaney
- 1st ed.
- New York : St. Martin's Press 2006.
- xv, 412 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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.