by Janet Warner"He who binds himself a joy
Doth the winged life destroy
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity's sun rise."
Doth the winged life destroy
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity's sun rise."
I love this quotation from William Blake. This book was given to me by the woman who represents the novel. I was curious to find out what the book had come to after it had been rewritten and drastically cut down in size to result in the agent crying out, "Now that's sex, drugs and rock 'n roll!"
Other Sorrows, Other Joys is the fictionalized story of William Blake's life through the eyes of his wife. It's beautifully written in the olde English-style and undeniably intriguing for detailing the personal lives of a famous artist who had a wandering eye for which he was not apologetic and his wife who felt horribly betrayed by his actions and then discovered that she, too, was guilty of the same sin.
General consensus: Glad I read it even if it felt a little slow at times.
No comments:
Post a Comment