Lawrence’s Muse Henry Swanzy Reader's nomination for Guardian First

Reader's nomination for Guardian First Book Award 2013

The novel’s brilliant overall set piece is a virtuosic attack on the notion of the male Romantic Hero and it is written

“You have to understand

by Helen Constantine

Dhabiya Khamis – 'A Travelling Tale'

Lawrence’s Muse Henry Swanzy Reader's nomination for Guardian FirstHaggs Farm, the surrounding landscape and the Chambers family, especially Jessie, provided the models for much of D. H. Lawrence's early writing. This relationship and the influence on Lawrence are explored in the companion volume, Miriams Farm. This publication illustrates the range of Jessie Chambers' own talents and interests as writer, artist, correspondent and pacifist through her letters, sketches and stories, along with assessments of her