Scarcely Ever Out of My Thoughts: The Letters of Valda Trevlyn Grieve to Christopher Murray Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid)

Beth Junor, MA 1979

This is the first publication of Valda Trevlyn Grieve's letters to Hugh MacDiarmid.It uncovers their relationship; the importance of Valda to MacDiarmid's success, and Valda's experiences in her own right. It features previously unpublished letters by Hugh MacDiarmid. Scarcely Ever Out of My Thoughts is a fascinating document of social and literary history, a previously unpublished glimpse into the private domain of Hugh MacDiarmid and, above all, it illuminates Valda from the shadows of Hugh MacDiarmid's awe inspiring eminence. (Google books)

ISBN: 978-0-9549185-7-6