Publisher's Synopsis
Beginning with the author's introduction to acclaimed artist Goodridge Roberts, this revealing autobiography documents the beginnings of their relationship, the author's commitment to her husband's creations, and her own career as a social worker. Forthright and honest, this heartfelt memoir describes the couple's life in the intellectual circles of Montreal during the 1940s and 1950s as well as Goodridge Roberts' long and difficult struggle with depression at a time when such things were not openly acknowledged. Providing fascinating insights and reflections on the long-term relationship between the artist and the Dominion Gallery--as well as its tumultuous rupture--this recollection also includes a striking array of archival photographs and reproductions of seldom-seen paintings from the author's private collection.
