The Seasons: Death and Transfiguration

Jo Sinclair relates a life story as fascinating, and as moving, as any work of fiction. At its centre is her intense relationship with Helen Buchman, a middle-class wife and mother who becomes both best friend and mentor, encouraging Sinclair’s writing and a sense of the spiritual nature of gardening. Sinclair tells of her struggle to accepts Buchman’s death, her triumph over alcoholism, and her ultimate transfiguration into an accomplished author.