{"product_id":"dearest-wilding-a-memoir-with-love-letters-from-theodore-dreiser-9780812216462","title":"Dearest Wilding: A Memoir, with Love Letters from Theodore Dreiser","description":"\u003cp\u003eA candid and intimate chapter in the life of a modern woman, Yvette Eastman's vivid narrative also contributes richly to the life story of Theodore Dreiser. \u003ci\u003eDearest Wilding: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e records the journey that took Yvette Szekely from an upper-middle-class scholar's home in Budapest to the intellectual and artistic centers of urban America in the 1920s and 1930s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1929 sixteen-year-old Yvette Szekely met Dreiser, who was fifty-eight at the time, and within a year he became her lover. Dreiser remained central to her life--as lover, father figure, and mentor--until his death in 1945. Her portrait of Dreiser, who is by no means idealized, is of a complex man--often troubled, suspicious, and jealous, but also caring and supportive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is much more than an account of a sixteen-year relationship, however. It describes Eastman's attempt to understand her bond with Dreiser, forcing her back to her childhood, to memories of her distinguished but distant father who remained in Hungary, and to the early experiences that made the aging Dreiser so important to her life. In an afterword, the author thoughtfully reflects on the patterns of love and loss that form part of her past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDearest Wilding\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable primary source in literary history and among the last documents from this era. One of the most important figures in the memoir is Max Eastman, whose early relationship with Yvette Szekely resulted in marriage years later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs perhaps the last reminiscence of Dreiser and his circle that will ever appear, \u003ci\u003eDearest Wilding: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e promises rewarding reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yvette Eastman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.75h x 5.75w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812216462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYvette Eastman is a freelance writer and a resident of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and New York City. Thomas P. Riggio is Professor of English at the University of Connecticut and General Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40163136503923,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ff209fe8-03ce-450a-a91b-4d06caeb7894.jpg?v=1655042732","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/dearest-wilding-a-memoir-with-love-letters-from-theodore-dreiser-9780812216462","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}