The Philip Larkin I Knew by Maeve Brennan

As an intimate friend and colleague for three decades, Maeve Brennan was well placed to observe Larkin’s significant contribution to librarianship as well as his development as a major poet.

This is a unique memoir of Larkin: the author’s love affair with the poet is interwoven with their shared professional interest and his literary achievements. An appendix of fifty-five letters between Larkin and Maeve corroborates her memoir.