Finished Su 12/21/15
I got this after I saw the film, 'SET FIRE TO THE STARS' with Elijah Wood. Wood played John M. Brinnin, the man that sponsored Dylan Thomas's tour of America in 1950. The legend of the drunken and debauched, wildman poet.
Not a long book, and strictly from Caitlin's perspective. He died very young, 1953, and she lived to 1994.
The movie reminded me of Charles Dickens tours of America
He was mostly a beer drinker.
Stole from his friends and pawned the loot. Never cared about money. Gave away what he and Caitlin did not drink.
Both he and his wife were barely five feet tall, and she was the stronger of the pair.
He had many affairs, but according to her, he wasn't very sexual. More needy in a childlike way.
Hypochondriac
She was a professional dancer in the late 1930's before she gave it up to be the mother of his children.
The book was OK, and about interesting people and I'm glad I only invested a few hours. The movie was better.
Caitlin's page wikipedia-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Thomas
Amazon page for the book-
http://www.amazon.com/Caitlin-Life-With-Dylan-Thomas/dp/0805007695
Dylan Thomas wikipedia-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Thomas
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