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A groundbreaking biography of a psychologically traumatized novelist who forever changed the way we look at women in fiction.
Jean Rhys (1890–1979) is best known for her 1966 novel Wide Sargasso Sea. A prequel to Jane Eyre, Rhys's revolutionary work reimagined the story of Bertha Rochester—the misunderstood "madwoman in the attic" who was driven to insanity by cruelties beyond her control. The Blue Hour performs a similar exhumation of Rhys's life, which was haunted by demons from within and without. Its examination of Rhys's pain and loss charts her desperate journey from the jungles of Dominica to a British boarding school, and then into an adult life scarred by three failed marriages, the deaths of her two children, and her long battle with alcoholism.
A mesmerizing evocation of a fragile and brilliant mind, The Blue Hour explores the crucial element that ultimately spared Rhys from the fate of her most famous protagonist: a genius that rescued her, again and again, from the abyss.
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Sean Ramey
reviewed The Blue Hour: A Life of Jean Rhys on February 25, 2017 The Blue Hour: A Life of Jean Rhys
This is an exceptionally powerful biography. Having read most of Rhys's novels, I now have a clearer sense of how they connect to her life. Rhys did not set out to be a writer but appears to have been encouraged by Ford Madox Ford, whom she credits with being one of the most important influences in her life. And what a tormented life it was. It's almost as if Rhys was determined to remain unhappy. Of course, her alcoholism was a serious factor and one that was never fully addressed in her life. Still, she has left us some truly remarkable writings. Rhys was fearless in her honesty, not to mention an exceptionally talented writer, quite possibly a genius. Lillian Pizzichini provides a vivid and deeply moving portrait of this artist. I suspect that Pizzichini is also capable of producing remarkable fiction.
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