A Pearl of Great Price: The Love Letters of Dylan Thomas to Pearl Kazin

Never-before-published letters from Dylan Thomas to his American mistress, *Harper's Bazaar* literary editor Pearl Kazin, fill this book. Scans of the original letters are reproduced within. The intense, passionate correspondence was bought and sold on condition: that it would not be published during Pearl's lifetime. Editor Jeff Towns was given permission to use the letters by Kazin's son, David, after her death. They provide a unique insight into Dylan's side of the story. Dylan Thomas met Kazin while taking a chance on selling a story, “A Child's Christmas in Wales.” She takes the story and an intense and passionate relationship begins. They negotiate a time together of fleeting love, wishes, and words. Pearl kept the letters he sent to her, but Dylan kept nothing but his memories. The six never-before-published letters sent from Thomas to Kazin, along with a couple of snapshots of them together in London, are a record of a love affair-an intense journey that was immensely important to both of them.