According to those who knew her best, Anne Sexton was always preparing for her death, almost like an Egyptian queen constructing her pyramid. She wanted to create the version of her life that would most poignantly serve as her monument after she was gone. She left behind a study filled with her papers, writings, and photos.On a photo assignment from Houghton Mifflin, Arthur Furst first met Anne Sexton in April, 1974. Welcoming him into her life as a friend, Sexton allowed him to capture her image over the last months of her life. Undoubtedly, she intended Furst's photographs to become part of her legacy.Anne Sexton: The Last Summer juxtaposes Furst's exclusive photos with letters and unpublished drafts of Sexton's poems written during the last months of her life, as well as previously unpublished letters to her daughters. With an introduction by Linda Gray Sexton, this book furthers both Sexton's literary and personal legacies.