This middle-grade biography explores the life and works of Madeleine L'Engle —written by her granddaughters. This elegant and insightful biography of Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) was written by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy. Using never-before-seen archival materials that include photographs, poems, letters, and journal entries from when Madeleine was a child until just after the publication of her classic, A Wrinkle in Time, her granddaughters weave together an in-depth and unique view of the famous writer. It is a story of overcoming obstacles—a lonely childhood, financial insecurity, and countless rejections of her writing—and eventual triumph. Becoming Madeleine will speak not only to fans of the icon's work, but also to anyone interested in writing. This title has Common Core connections.

本書は巨星マデレイン・レングルの虚像を剥ぎ取り、一人の少女が表現者へと変貌を遂げる軌跡を辿る真実の記録です。孫娘たちが綴る親密な語り口は、読者を彼女の孤独な内界へと誘います。未公開の日記や詩が織りなすテキストは、単なる記録を超え、創作という孤独な闘いに挑むすべての人への福音といえるでしょう。 拒絶や苦境に抗い、不朽の名作を生み出す精神を育んだプロセスこそが本作の白眉です。挫折を養分として文学的昇華を遂げる姿は、読む者の胸を熱く焦がします。これは作家の伝記である以上に、不確かな世界で己の声を信じ抜く勇気を説く、崇高な人間讃歌に他なりません。