Love as Always, Kurt

US: Da Capo. Hardcover. Very Good. When Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ducked into his classroom at the Iowa Writer's Work shop in September 1965, his jokes drew only weak laughter and a few rolled eyes. But workshop student Loree Rackstraw was quietly impressed by this "g reat bear of a man" and his down-to-earth sensibilities about writing. That fall, an impossible romance began between the then-unknown author and his student--a brief affair that matured into a joyful, lifelong friendship. Ra ckstraw distills four decades of memories and Vonnegut's letters to her int o an affectionate memoir that crackles with the creative energy of one of A merica's most beloved writers. Rackstraw's unique perspective on Vonnegut's life and how it shaped his famous works portrays a deeply humane man who l ooked for the humor and absurdity in life in order to survive.--From publis her description.