{"product_id":"you-come-too-my-journey-with-robert-frost-hardcover","title":"You Come Too: My Journey with Robert Frost - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLesley Lee Francis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJay Parini\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Frost observed in his wife, Elinor, a desire to live \"a life that goes rather poetically.\" The same could be said of many members of the Frost family, over several generations. In \u003ci\u003eYou Come Too, \u003c\/i\u003e Frost's granddaughter, Lesley Lee Francis, combines priceless personal memories and rigorous research to create a portrait of Frost and the women, including herself, whose lives he touched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis provides a vivid picture of Frost the family man, revealing him to be intensely engaged rather than the aloof artist that is commonly portrayed. She shares with us the devastation Frost and Elinor experienced when faced with tragic illnesses, both physical and mental, and the untimely death of family members. Elinor's own death added to the poet's despair and unleashed complex feelings throughout the family. (Francis's mother would lament the toll taken on Elinor by what she perceived as Frost's \"selfishness\" in the life he had chosen.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is also the story of Lesley Frost, Francis's remarkable mother, who struggled to emerge from her celebrated father's shadow, while, as one of the people closest to him, sharing his intuitive impulse to write and to indulge their mutual love of books and poetry. Francis would herself become yet another writer and, like her grandfather and mother before her, a teacher--despite sharing Frost's sense of being \"imperfectly academic.\" In addition, Francis explores Frost's professional relationships with women outside the family, such as the poets Harriet Monroe, Amy Lowell, and Susan Hayes Ward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis's invaluable insights into Frost's poetry and her inclusion of previously unpublished family writings and photographs make this book essential to Frost scholarship. But You Come Too will appeal to anyone interested in this great poet's life and work. It also reveals unforgettable stories of strong, independent women and their passion to create and share poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesley Lee Francis is a retired professor of Spanish language, literature, and history. The author of \u003ci\u003eRobert Frost: An Adventure in Poetry, 1900-1918\u003c\/i\u003e and organizer of the annual Frost Symposium, she has written and lectured extensively on her grandfather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757799440672,"sku":"9780813937458","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a32b9aef36a2d126402d962a20340af8.webp?v=1780112102","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/you-come-too-my-journey-with-robert-frost-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}