Ninon Hesse, the companion of Hermann Hesse during the last 35 years of his life, was an extraordinary woman. This is once again evident in this selection of her letters addressed to him over five decades. The correspondence, which reads like a diary, begins in 1910 with a letter from the 14-year-old high school student to the author of "Peter Camenzind" - 20 years later, she became his wife. She navigated the challenges of living with an author who needed complete silence for his work while simultaneously expecting a high level of affection. A significant portion of this edition, carefully and thoroughly explained by Gisela Kleine, consists of travel letters about art and landscape experiences, which demonstrate Ninon Hesse's credentials as an archaeologist and author of significant mythological essays.