Art historian Frances Spalding here provides an exuberant and richly illustrated dual biography of artist John Piper and his wife the librettist Myfanwy Piper. Drawing on substantial original research, including many interviews with those who had known or worked with the Pipers, Spalding sheds new light on British art in the 1930s. The book contains 80 color and 80 black-and-white plates, and presents a wealth of information on John Piper's lengthy...