British poet T.S. Eliot and American comedian Groucho Marx became friends when Eliot wrote Marx saying he was a fan and asking for an autograph. Marx reciprocated. They corresponded for several years and finally met in 1964, when Marx came for dinner. Seeing pictures of Eliot’s esteemed friends on the wall, Marx requested that his be added too. Eliot agreed but never complied. The friendship morphed into a sniping rivalry. Nevertheless, when Eliot died a few months later, Marx wrote that they had in common an affection for good cigars and cats, and a weakness for making puns.” Read The Sister Knot about two resilient women, orphaned in WW2, who defy fate to sustain a lifelong friendship. A compelling novel about the power of sisterhood. Learn more about the book in NOVELS.
Eliot and Marx, poet and punster, had a friendly rivalry
Two resilient women, two separate journeys, one lasting friendship
