Cormac McCarthy was deeply private. Now a woman who inspired many of his characters speaks out about their relationship, which began when she was 16 and he was 42.
Great American novelist Cormac McCarthy was defensively private and didn't share much about the inspiration behind his books — or about himself. However, the author, who died in 2023, apparently lived out much of his bestseller 'All the Pretty Horses' with a woman named Augusta Britt. She was 16 when she met the then 42-year-old writer in 1976.
'It was the first time someone cared what I thought, asked me my opinions about things,' she said. 'And to have this adult man that actually seemed interested in talking to me, it was intensely soothing. For the first time in my life, I felt just a little spark of hope.' Growing frustrated with issues in Britt's personal life, McCarthy tweaked her birth certificate on his typewriter so she could run away with him to Mexico.
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