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1955 Diary

Cover 1955 Diary

Powell begins work on her atypical French novel “A Cage for Lovers” at Yaddo. She meets Jacqueline Miller (later Rice), who would become her executrix. Powell is off to Yaddo, but not before finishing one of her many book reviews for the New York Post.

1960 Diary

Cover 1960 Diary

Powell’s second residency at Yaddo leads to new friendships with Hanna Green and John Cheever. Her old friend Margaret de Silver starts a trust fund for Powell and she has her own apartment for the first time in almost two years. Work on “The Golden Spur” continues. Gossip from Yaddo.