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<p> The letters are reckless, sophomoric, erudite, witty, iconoclastic, frank, serious, youthfully exhuberant, scatological, excessive, wordly, mystical, selfconsciously clever, earthy, subversive, and holy -- but above all, charmingly human. -- Wade Hall

<p> A delight.... At the same time, they reveal serious struggles with personal vocation and issues such as peace and the Cold War. -- Library Journal

-The letters are reckless, sophomoric, erudite, witty, iconoclastic, frank, serious, youthfully exhuberant, scatological, excessive, wordly, mystical, selfconsciously clever, earthy, subversive, and holy -- but above all, charmingly human.- -- Wade Hall -A delight.... At the same time, they reveal serious struggles with personal vocation and issues such as peace and the Cold War.- -- Library Journal -Here, in their garrulous exchange of letters spanning 30 years, we see the childlike part of Merton: the innocent, eccentric, irreverent, prankish Thomas Merton.... Even a reluctant reader will be seduced by the rich brew of humor and wisdom that these letters provide.- -- Lexington Herald-Leader -A book that will fascinate readers, especially those who love Merton, but really anyone with a sense of comic or profane humor, and interest in spiritual motivation and direction, a fascination with how two very separate and solitary individuals can merge their identities to form a whole greater than the two parts.- -- Bowling Green Daily News The letters are reckless, sophomoric, erudite, witty, iconoclastic, frank, serious, youthfully exhuberant, scatological, excessive, wordly, mystical, selfconsciously clever, earthy, subversive, and holy -- but above all, charmingly human. -- Wade Hall A delight.... At the same time, they reveal serious struggles with personal vocation and issues such as peace and the Cold War. -- Library Journal Here, in their garrulous exchange of letters spanning 30 years, we see the childlike part of Merton: the innocent, eccentric, irreverent, prankish Thomas Merton.... Even a reluctant reader will be seduced by the rich brew of humor and wisdom that these letters provide. -- Lexington Herald-Leader A book that will fascinate readers, especially those who love Merton, but really anyone with a sense of comic or profane humor, and interest in spiritual motivation and direction, a fascination with how two very separate and solitary individuals can merge their identities to form a whole greater than the two parts. -- Bowling Green Daily News The letters are reckless, sophomoric, erudite, witty, iconoclastic, frank, serious, youthfully exhuberant, scatological, excessive, wordly, mystical, selfconsciously clever, earthy, subversive, and holy -- but above all, charmingly human. -- Wade Hall A delight.... At the same time, they reveal serious struggles with personal vocation and issues such as peace and the Cold War. -- Library Journal Here, in their garrulous exchange of letters spanning 30 years, we see the childlike part of Merton: the innocent, eccentric, irreverent, prankish Thomas Merton.... Even a reluctant reader will be seduced by the rich brew of humor and wisdom that these letters provide. -- Lexington Herald-Leader A book that will fascinate readers, especially those who love Merton, but really anyone with a sense of comic or profane humor, and interest in spiritual motivation and direction, a fascination with how two very separate and solitary individuals can merge their identities to form a whole greater than the two parts. -- Bowling Green Daily News Winner of the top award given by the International Thomas Merton Society. -- Paul M. Pearson, Thomas Merton SocietyA delight.... At the same time, they reveal serious struggles with personal vocation and issues such as peace and the Cold War. -- Library Journal Kirkus ReviewsHere, in their garrulous exchange of letters spanning 30 years, we see the childlike part of Merton: the innocent, eccentric, irreverent, prankish Thomas Merton.... Even a reluctant reader will be seduced by the rich brew of humor and wisdom that these letters provide. -- Lexington Herald-Leader Florida TodayA book that will fascinate readers, especially those who love Merton, but really anyone with a sense of comic or profane humor, and interest in spiritual motivation and direction, a fascination with how two very separate and solitary individuals can merge their identities to form a whole greater than the two parts. -- Bowling Green Daily News

The letters are reckless, sophomoric, erudite, witty, iconoclastic, frank, serious, youthfully exhuberant, scatological, excessive, wordly, mystical, selfconsciously clever, earthy, subversive, and holy -- but above all, charmingly human. -- Wade Hall

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