LETTERS TO MONICA IN JOHANNESBURG

Author: Philip Larken   Editor: Anthony Thwaite Publisher: Faber & Faber () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 475 Dimensions: 24 x 15.5 x 4 cm +++ by Philip Larken +++ Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn , when they were both twenty-four; he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. In Larkin moved to Belfast, and thence to Hull, while Monica remained in Leicester, becoming by turns his correspondent, lover and closest confidante, in a relationship which lasted over forty years until the poet's death in . This remarkable unpublished correspondence only came to light after Monica Jones' death in , and consists of nearly two thousand letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle - day by day, sometimes hour by hour - every aspect of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.