Eva Larkin's letters

A lifelong conversation between mother and son

Left, Philip Larkin and his mother Eva Larkin; right, a 1952 illustrated letter from Philip to Eva ©The Estate of Philip Larkin/Society of Authors. On the back of this photo Larkin has scribbled, ‘Happy as the day is long.’

Hello and welcome. This week’s post is part of my series about writers and their mothers, and focuses on the lifelong correspondence between Eva Larkin and her son, the poet Philip Larkin. Scroll down for results of my recent survey, plus an update on ‘Golden Age’ Cambridge novels. Thank you for reading, and as ever, I’d love to hear your thoughts.