Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (2020). SIGNED first edition - A biography of Charmian Kittredge London, based on her diaries, letters and writings, which focuses her life as "a modern woman, free-spirited and adventurous, who defied modern expectations of femininity. Best known as the wife of the famous American author Jack London, she was a literary trailblazer in her own right.. . She became an orphan at age fourteen. Raised by her aunt Netta Wiley Ames, a noted writer and editor for the Overland Monthly, Charmian attended college, became an expert equestrian and concert pianist, and had a successful career as a stenographer. But her life shifted when, in 1905, she married Jack London, already a bestselling author. For the rest of Jacks life, until his untimely death at the age of forty, reporters would follow the couples every move. Charmian and Jack traveled the world, exploring and writing together. In addition to collaborating with Jack on many of his projects, Charmian wrote three books about her travels, as well as countless articles and after his death in 1916, she remained a celebrity, continuing to travel and write." SIGNED on the title page by Iris Dunkle, who was also the poet laureate of Sonoma County. Illustrated with photographs. Notes, bibliography, index. xii, 299 pp. ISBN: 978-0806167138.