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Windows of the Heart: The Correspondence of Thomas Wolfe and Margaret Roberts

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Windows of the Heart: The Correspondence of Thomas Wolfe and Margaret Roberts collects seventy-five letters exchanged between twentieth-century author Thomas Wolfe and his influential grade-school teacher, Margaret Roberts, whom he called "the mother of my spirit". These writings reveal their complicated relationship, and a driving force in Wolfe's life and personal growth. For her part, Roberts was one of Wolfe's strongest supporters of his literary potential since his talent shined through in a writing contest he won at age eleven. Now their letters are published in their entirety for the first time, along with forty-two black-and-white photographs; the result is a welcome addition to literary studies shelves and a "must-read" for anyone seeking to understand more about Wolfe's life and works.

If you are a Thomas Wolfe fan or even just a history buff, you will enjoy this book. Letter writing is a lost art. We don't express our feelings and thoughts in the way Thomas Wolfe and Margaret Roberts did. And of course getting a real view into their relationship made one consider how valuable teachers really are and how they can truly help shape a young person.