“A broken heart is such a shabby thing, like poverty and failure and the incurable diseases which are also deforming. I hate it and am ashamed of it, and I must somehow repair this heart and put it back into its normal condition, as a tough somewhat scarred but operating organ.”
Quote by Martha Gellhorn
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This volume presents a compilation of personal letters written by the influential American journalist and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. The collection provides readers with an intimate view of her communications with family, friends, colleagues, and contemporaries throughout her distinguished career as one of the most prominent female war correspondents of the twentieth century. The letters reveal her firsthand observations from conflict zones around the world, her relationships with other writers and journalists, and her personal reflections on the events and people she encountered during her extensive reporting career. more
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