The Woman Who Was ChestertonBy Nancy Carpentier Brown
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The Woman Who Was ChestertonBy Nancy Carpentier Brown
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This is a love story. But it is also a detective story. And best of all, it is a true story, told here for the the first time. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a romantic, a writer of detective tales, and a teller of the truth. His own story and the stories he told are becoming better and better known. But what has remained unknown is the story of the most important person in his life: his wife Frances. Nancy Carpentier Brown has done incredible detective work to uncover the mystery of Frances, tracking a figure who managed to leave very few traces of herself. It is quite likely that as more is discovered about Frances, more biographies will be written of her, and they will be even more complete. But they will all come back to this one. - Dale Ahlquist, from the Foreword
The Woman Who Was ChestertonBy Nancy Carpentier Brown- Amazon Sales Rank: #325773 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-28
- Released on: 2015-10-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .25" w x 5.25" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 266 pages
From the Back Cover
This is a love story. But it is also a detective story. And best of all, it is a true story, told here for the the first time. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a romantic, a writer of detective tales, and a teller of the truth. His own story and the stories he told are becoming better and better known. But what has remained unknown is the story of the most important person in his life: his wife Frances. Nancy Carpentier Brown has done incredible detective work to uncover the mystery of Frances, tracking a figure who managed to leave very few traces of herself. It is quite likely that as more is discovered about Frances, more biographies will be written of her, and they will be even more complete. But they will all come back to this one. - Dale Ahlquist, from the Foreword
About the Author
Nancy Carpentier Brown is the wife of artist Michael Brown, and mother of two amazing young women. She became interested in the life of Frances Chesterton as she read biographies of G.K. Chesterton, and recognized in Frances a kindred spirit. Brown wanted to know more about the woman who was Mrs. G.K. Chesterton, and found that there was a dearth of information about her life. And so she took it upon herself to remedy that, and this book was born.
Brown is the author of numerous Chestertonian titles, including: The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterton, The Father Brown Reader II: More Stories from Chesterton, Chesterton s The Blue Cross: Study Edition and A Study Guide for G. K. Chesterton s St. Francis of Assisi; The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide; How Far Is It To Bethlehem: The Plays and Poetry of Frances Chesterton; The Children s Crusade; Faith & Fable: A Masque, The Three Kings: A Play for Christmas.
Brown is the winner of the Kilby Research Grant for her work on Frances A. Chesterton. She is a regular contributor to Gilbert, and has had articles, chapters, and poems published in many other magazines and books
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. All who THINK they know all about GKChesterton need to read this book! By Mary G Ok, let me say up front, that I have been waiting for this book since Brown originally started researching it. I'd hear bits and pieces about the book ... read articles Brown wrote that gave snippets of what the entire work would hold, etc. Now I can tell you that this book is not only a well-researched account of the woman who was married to GKChesterton for 35 years ... this is a love story to rival most love stories about these two amazing writers (Frances Chesterton wrote articles, poetry and plays alongside her husband). Brown unfolds the love these two had for each other in every page ... and invites the reader to smile at the quirkiness of GKC, champion the way his wife handled his foibles and gifts, and gives us the final piece of the puzzle that is Chesterton.Thank you Nancy Carpentier Brown for slogging thru the myriad of archives ... and letters ... and following up every lead ... until you had the whole picture of The Woman Who Was Chesterton!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. In-depth look at the remarkable wife of G.K. Chesterton By Stuart Dunn You might recognize Nancy Carpentier Brown from her other book on Frances Chesterton - How Far is it to Bethlehem. In that book, we got to see Frances from her plays and poetry, and those painted us a brilliant picture of Frances. Her new book illuminates her life even more for us. In the introduction, we are treated to a beautiful summary of Gilbert and Frances' life and marriage. "Frances and Gilbert worked together as a team; they were lovers and friends, writing coaches and companions. They worked, ate, laughed, and slept together for thirty-five years, dependent on each other physically, emotionally, and intellectually. The love between them defined her life - and his. [ . . . . ] It is not an exaggeration to say that she was the person who would affect Gilbert's life more profoundly than anyone. He was totally dependent on her for his happiness."The book then takes us through a chronicle of her life. The first chapter chronicles her early life, and by early life I mean the first 27 years. This chapter includes mention of her parents and sisters and touches briefly on the mystery of her father's military career. What was fascinating to me is that she was the governess of Rudyard Kipling's children! Chapter Two elaborates on Frances' courtship to Gilbert, and the absolute giddiness he felt when with her. In this chapter, Ms. Brown includes previously unpublished letters between the two and also compares the writing of Frances and Gilbert to show how in sync the two were. Chapter Three details the wedding, mentions the lack of photographs from the wedding, and includes an untrue and awful tale that Gilbert's sister-in-law (his brother's wife) wrote about Frances and Gilbert's wedding and marriage. It was completely unfounded, and an awful thing for someone to write about their worst enemy, let alone their family. I could go on giving you a chapter-by-chapter synopsis, but you'll have to buy the book.The closing chapter which touched on Frances' death, obituary, and legacy was the most moving to me. It underscores the fact of how much Frances was subsumed into the man that was G.K. Chesterton. However, it also emphasized how brilliant, talented, and deeply religious of a woman she was as well. It's an old, but true adage that behind every great man, there is a great woman. This is true of Gilbert and Frances as well. Ms. Brown did a splendid job of capturing Frances' life and putting it on paper for us. She also managed to include Gilbert in this book without him overshadowing his wife, which is no small feat. If you want to know what made him such a great man, and possible saint one day, then you have to know his wife, and I know of no better book to accomplish that than The Woman Who Was Chesterton. Be sure to pick up a copy of this book and How Far is it to Bethlehem. You won't regret it!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. The other half of GK Chesterton By Dolores J. Madlener Here’s the first and only book on GK Chesterton’s wife, Frances. “The Woman Who Was Chesterton” is worth waiting 100 years for, to meet her in print! Author Nancy Carpentier Brown says of Frances: “Her story is a love story. The love between Gilbert and Frances was romantic. She was his best fan, his most successful marketer, his biggest cheerleader. She took dictation from him; she tied his shoes. … She cherished the love poetry he wrote her, holding the words tenderly in her own heart, never sharing the most intimate of them with anyone. She loved him, and he loved her.”After years of research, writing and detective work, Brown has brought Frances out of the shadows. When GK first laid eyes on her the world knew her as “a spirited and practiced debater,” with “rare and delicate beauty. She is likewise keenly interested in social reform … and is a prominent supporter of the Christian Socialist ideals.” Yet self-effacing. Frances sounds like a paradox – no wonder Chesterton was smitten.The author is winner of the Kilby Research Grant for her work on Frances Chesterton. Brown podcasts for the American Chesterton Society, writes a regular column and articles for Gilbert Magazine, is an award winning poet, and author of “The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide.”
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