Left Early, Arrived Late

"Left Early, Arrived Late" conveys an unconventional biography of an unconventional woman. Marcia Muth, Memory Painter, emerges through a series of scenes from her life, a long life that began in 1919. "It was a good childhood," Muth says, reflecting on her early years. But her perspective is at odds with the "good childhood" prescribed by most theories of human development. For that reason, James HiIlman's myth-enriched book, "The Soul's Code," serves as guide for this tale of a remarkable...