They were later divorced, and Ms. Howland was making her way toward becoming a writer. ),” Bellow wrote her in July 1968, around the time of the overdose, “I think you ought to write, in bed, and make use of your unhappiness. Jacob Howland sees the two things as related. A Public Space now hopes eventually to reissue all of Ms. Howland’s books. Bellow, for one, knew all about waiting for some words from Ms. Howland to appear.

Source: New York Times December 17, 2017 19:15 UTC