Description: "With rewarding concentration, Winnington plumbs the depths in Peake''s writing, and it would be fair to say that some of these depths once looked like fairly shallow pools. They can''t be regarded as such any more. . . . By cross-stitching commentary, weaving drawings and writing together, Winnington, using plain, unencumbered prose, shows how Peake explored certain themes with the hunger and ache of an obsessive. The Voice of the Heart turns inside out Peake''s use of symbols and motifs, among them solitude, isolation, identity, and perspective. Until now, no one has written such an explication; it is bound to open up rewarding avenues for further scholarly work. . . . A critical book that is both respectful of its subject and audience, as well as enthusiastic about the author under discussion, is a rare thing. It''s well past time that Peak received such treatment."-- Books in Canada

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