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After an affair with Charmian Kittredge, a liberated free-spirit five years his senior, London divorced Bess and in 1905 married his "Mate Woman." From then on, Charmian’s adventurous...
In broad outline, London was restless in his first marriage, sought extramarital sexual affairs, and found, in Charmian Kittredge, not only a sexually active and adventurous partner, but his future life-companion. They attempted to have children; one child died at birth, and another pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.
She knew the established Jack London “story” and its controversies inside and out, but soon realized she knew little about his private life or his second wife Charmian Kittredge London. Incredibly, the perspective of Charmian Kittredge London, the one person who knew him better than anyone else, had been left out.
Charmian Kittredge London. Charmian was born in 1871 to poet Dayelle "Daisy" Wiley and California hotelier Willard Kittredge. After Daisy died of valley fever in 1877, the Wiley clan insisted that Charmian be sent to Oakland be raised by her aunt, Ninetta Wiley Eames. She would not see her elderly and ailing father after that.
Jan 30, 2018 · One of Houdini’s best kept secrets was his affair with Charmian London in 1918. Now Rebecca Rosenberg tells the story using an elegant blend of fact and fiction, creating a Houdini book like no other. The Secret Life of Mrs. London is a true peek behind the curtain and a page-turner. –John Cox, wildabouthoudini.com.
Oct 19, 2021 · In later years, Charmian’s mild attempts to whitewash the truth of London’s paternity and her ongoing affair with the still-married London before his divorce fell before the probing of less sympathetic biographers, among them Irving Stone, who stole personal letters and diaries for his sensationalized biography Sailor on Horseback and ...
Oct 21, 2013 · In 1905, London relinquished city life, moving with Charmian to the countryside north of San Francisco. Though they had some good times together, something went badly wrong with the last decade of ...
