Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
3. List of Plates viii
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Preface xii
6. I Overture and Beginners: 1899–1918 1
7. II ‘Now We Are Six’: 1919–1924 29
8. III Dreaming of Maturity: 1924–1928 62
9. IV Depression and Recovery: 1929–1934 85
10. V Surrealism and Faith: 1934–1939 112
11. VI The Years of Darkness: 1939–1944 142
12. VII ‘Liberty, I Write Your Name’: 1944–1952 172
13. VIII Mad about Nuns: 1952–1956 215
14. IX Joy, Suffering and Farewell: 1957–1963 249
15. Appendix 292
16. Envoi 294
17. Endnotes 295
18. Chronology 322
19. Catalogue of Works 347
20. Select Bibliography 353
21. Index 359