The Wirral itself is not without its own potted literary history either. This is, however, not the point of Lowry’s work, and what unfolds over twelve chapters is a kaleidoscope of memories, places, politics, people and booze. His ex-wife Yvonne visits in the naïve hope of rekindling their love. He’s an alcoholic drifting further and further into a stewed malaise as the hours drift by. Under the Volcano follows a Day of the Dead unfolding in the Mexican town of Cuernavaca, and consul for the government Geoffrey Firmin as he drinks and reminisces his way through it. It is Liverpool, however, that stands in his writing as the symbolic ‘point of departure’ and archetypical port.” As Bryan Biggs and Helen Tookey footnote in their introduction to the volume Malcolm Lowry: from the Mersey to the World (2009), “To be strictly accurate, Lowry sailed from the Birkenhead docks.
The irony is that his wandering was deeply driven by his original locality and its role as a port. The son of a broker at the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, the urge to journey was embedded from an early age. It has a far stronger cultural pull than the peninsula on the other side. But, almost three quarters of a century on, one aspect sticks out: its brief but regular glimpses into Lowry’s childhood on the peninsula of The Wirral, England.Īs with most artists, filmmakers and writers of all sorts, Lowry’s heritage for a long while was falsely attributed as Liverpool, the city overlooking the river Mersey. It’s a dizzying, heady piece of work, soaked in sweat and cheap spirits. Though writing across a number of forms, in particular poetry, Lowry is still most famous for his novel Under the Volcano, published originally by Reynal & Hitchcock in 1957. An urgent need to move pervades his writing, giving rise to the feeling that he was trying to escape something within, the likely culprit being alcohol. "Whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.Malcolm Lowry was a wanderer. Join Jennifer to learn how God can remove your own veil and lovingly guide you to a place of spiritual transformation, true intimacy, and lasting joy. If you are feeling disappointment or even despair in your marriage, the heart cry of this audiobook is: You are not alone. The Unveiled Wife is a real-life love story, one touching the deep places in a marriage that only God can reach. How did Jennifer's marriage survive? What did she and her husband do when they were tempted to call it quits? And how did God step in during their darkest hour to tear down the veil once and for all? It was as if a veil separated Jennifer from her husband and from God - a barrier that kept her from experiencing the fullness of love. What am I doing wrong? Jennifer cried out to God. But their early years together were marked by disappointment and pain. Discover the deeper, closer connection your heart has been longing for.Īs a young bride, Jennifer Smith dreamed of closeness with her husband - of being fully known and loved.