Baldwin: A Love Story Amber Hamilton And when he vanishes into

And when he vanishes into the background at a moment he doesn’t want to be noticed

offering a raw and tender view into the interior lives of Black women

where every room bears the old man's touch—and his love of puzzles

loyal and perhaps not always wise

they invite Hare for carrot soup but he’s much happier being alone

Baldwin: A Love Story Amber Hamilton And when he vanishes intoDrawing on new archival material, original research, and interviews, this spellbinding book is the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, revealing how profoundly his personal relationships shaped his life and work. Baldwin: A Love Story tells the overlapping stories of Baldwins most sustaining intimate and artistic relationships: with his mentor, the Black American painter Beauford Delaney; with his lover and muse, the Swiss painter