Dorothy L.Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life - Softcover

Coomes, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745922414 ISBN 13: 9780745922416

Publisher: Lion Books, 1993

Synopsis

This biography of the novelist Dorothy Leigh Sayers - the creator of Lord Peter Wimsey and the bestselling author of a dozen detective novels - brings out the spiritual pilgrimage and struggle at the heart of Sayers' life story. The author, who draws on thousands of letters Sayers wrote, reveals her to be a complex woman. Sayers was a very private person who even hid the existence of an illegitimate child from her closest friends. She was also someone to whom faith was central and wrote many theological books as well as the famous detective novels. Her radio play on the life of Christ, "The Man Born to be King", caused a furore when it was first broadcast and went on to win acclaim. She was linked with the Inklings - the group of writers which included C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, J.R.R. Tolkien and others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lion Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0745922414
• ISBN 13: 9780745922416
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256