I did not find this book nearly as interesting as, 'Caitlin' which, interestingly, told much more of the story of Caitlin's marriage to Dylan Thomas.

This book is divided into three sections; the first, a rambling apology for the Thomas' drunken lifestyle, the second covering Caitlin's troubled childhood, and only the third really giving an insight into life with Dylan. The first book was written with a ghost writer, George Tremlett, who at least provides an invisible line in authorship. In this tome, Caitlin writes her own story and one is forced to the opinion that she wanted to prove her writing ability stood alongside that of Dylan: it didn't. The text appears stilted: this is not someone writing in their natural manner.

So, having complained about the style, what of the content? Were this to be the only book that I had read about Dylan Thomas, I would be much more complimentary, but there are many professional biographies of the poet and even, as previously mentioned, another book giving Caitlin's perspective. In that light, this offering is somewhat surplus to requirements and a cynic might suggest that it was written to cash in. Even the pictures therein, have all been included in other works so, there is little to recommend this book over others upon the subject. ( )

Na de eerste 2 hoofdstukken kon ik het verdere verloop van hun leven wel inschatten: drankgebruik, overspel, poëzie schrijven en vooral eigenlijk veel drankgebruik. Waarschijnlijk een boeiend boek als je gepassioneerd bent door het leven en drankprobleem van Dylan Thomas. ( )