a love story and a riddle

a package arrived for me today containing a gifted and signed copy of my friend robin's book, "a love story and a riddle:  the life and letters of helen hunter dixon evans".

after perusing it, i made some tea and became quickly and completely absorbed.  finding myself all of a sudden at page 80, i realized this is a profoundly layered work that she has done here, collecting her mother's letters that span two continents during the years between 1929 (when her parents first meet and also the stock market crash that sparked the great depression) to 1944 (her mother's death when robin was 5). 

robin's life began between these two continents, on a ship from the united states bound for south africa.  a professor of english literature, she and her husband emigrated back to the states in 1973 where she taught at linfield college for 25 years, raised two sons and grew grapes together for their winery.

to learn more about robin myfanwy lawton and order copies of her book, please visit
www.robinmlawton.com