This is a softcover book, Door Wide Open - A Beat Love Affair In Letters 1957-1958 by Jack Kerouac and Joyce Johnson (2000). A moving collection of love letters between two major "Beat Generation" figures. "Reflecting upon those tumultuous years, Johnson seamlessly interweaves letters and commentary, making the story of her affair with Kerouac as compelling as an epistolary novel." Here's a synopsis from the publisher: "On a blind date in Greenwich Village set up by Allen Ginsberg, Joyce Johnson (then Joyce Glassman) met Jack Kerouac in January 1957, nine months before he became famous overnight with the publication of On the Road. She was an adventurous, independent-minded twenty-one-year-old; Kerouac was already running on empty at thirty-five. This unique book, containing the many letters the two of them wrote to each other, reveals a surprisingly tender side of Kerouac. It also shares the vivid and unusual perspective of what it meant to be young, Beat, and a woman in the Cold War fifties. Reflecting on those tumultuous years, Johnson seamlessly interweaves letters and commentary, bringing to life her love affair with one of American letters' most fascinating and enigmatic figures." Book is in good used condition. There's a small bump with a little tear at the bottom left where the cover meets the spine, but no other issues to mention. No writing in it, pages are very clean and binding is good. Asking $3.00 obo. Everything I have listed for sale is "or best offer", so feel free to make an offer. ~~~~~ ALL ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICKUP. I sell a huge variety of stuff to supplement my income and help me put the last of my kids through college. Some items come from flea markets or estate sales, and some come from around our home, but many items come to me from my extended family of hardcore hoarders. So, the variety really can be vast and unpredictable. Please check back often, because you really never know what I will have from one day to the next! Thanks for visiting and have a great day!