Publisher's Synopsis
- Letters made public for the first time: never-before-seen love letters between Farley Mowat and his wife, Claire.
- Claire participated fully in the project, giving permission to publish her love letters and photos from her personal archive.
- Includes interviews with Claire and others who knew their love story.
- Excerpts from Claire's diary: Claire is a published author and brilliant diarist.
- Embargoed material from the Mowat Archives at McMaster University.
- A story of star-crossed lovers: Farley and Claire couldn't be together at first. Their letters from this time of separation are full of passion and emotion.
- Incredibly powerful and moving: Claire once wrote to Farley, "I will love you to extinction." They were together for 54 years until Farley's death. He died in her arms.
- A peek inside the personal life of a famous writer: Mowat sold over 17 million books before he died and was among the most famous writers of his generation.
- Even though their relationship began as an affair, Farley and Claire overcame the prejudices surrounding divorce at the time and forged a loving relationship for over 50 years.
