Over half a century later, Grace Hemingway was still giving away books. Item 60 includes an undated inscription to her other son, Leicester Hemingway, no earlier than 1944 (the date of the book's publication). By then, son Ernest was one of the world's most famous writers, but while Mama was still giving away books, it was not one of his. No, it was still a religious tract, this one The Impersonal Life by Joseph S. Benner. This book, originally published in 1914, is filled with Christian metaphysics and channeling. Leicester was like his brother in that he wrote several books and committed suicide, but never gained his brother's recognition. As for Grace, she and Ernest had a poor relationship, the son on occasion expressing hatred for her and blaming his mother for all sorts of problem, including what became a family trait - his father's suicide. $300.

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