A review by beautifullybookishbethany
Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of a Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters by Charlotte Jones Voiklis, Lena Roy
4.0
I saw this on a display at my library and had to grab it! As a teen I went through a big Madeleine L'Engle phase and, with the release of the Wrinkle in Time film, I was really curious to know more about her life. This is a short biography written by her grand-daughters and the target audience is definitely on the younger side. I flew through it in a few hours and really enjoyed my time getting to know this iconic author better.
Full of photos and documents, Becoming Madeleine documents her life up through Wrinkle in Time being published. She had teenage children at that point. Her background is interesting and at times tragic (particularly in the early years), but it's amazing to see her path to becoming the fantastic writer that many of us have known and loved. I definitely recommend this for anyone who is a fan of her books or who dreams of writing. She was unconventional and ahead of her time, but also forgetful, a middling students, and sometimes oblivious to the feelings of others. This was a very thoughtful, human portrayal.
Full of photos and documents, Becoming Madeleine documents her life up through Wrinkle in Time being published. She had teenage children at that point. Her background is interesting and at times tragic (particularly in the early years), but it's amazing to see her path to becoming the fantastic writer that many of us have known and loved. I definitely recommend this for anyone who is a fan of her books or who dreams of writing. She was unconventional and ahead of her time, but also forgetful, a middling students, and sometimes oblivious to the feelings of others. This was a very thoughtful, human portrayal.