Glenway Wescott Personally

“[Rosco] sets forth clearly the public triumphs and private sufferings experienced during this long and interesting life. A biography of a ‘minor’ writer such as Wescott is always a labor of love and readers can only be grateful to Rosco for his curiosity and eloquence.”—Edmund White, The New York Review of Books

“More than a biography of an unjustly ignored American writer, Rosco’s work portrays a fascinating panorama of the evolution of America’s gay artistic community.”—Library Journal

"It is a distinct treat to recall my meetings with and listening in awe to Glenway Wescott, noted novelist, essayist, pundit, and bon vivant."—Liz Smith, syndicated columnist

“Wescott’s life and career are important to American literature and to the history of changing sexual mores in America. [This book] should take its place alongside Carlos Baker’s Ernest Hemingway, Mark Schorer’s Sinclair Lewis, and Philip Herring’s Djuna [Barnes] as the definitive treatment.”—Sargent Bush, Jr., author of The Writings of Thomas Hooker: Spiritual Adventure in Two Worlds