Afternoons with Emily: A Novel by Rose MacMurray PDF

By Rose MacMurray

ISBN-10: 0316017604

ISBN-13: 9780316017602

In mid-19th-century Amherst, Emily Dickinson is legendary either for her amazing kinfolk and for her reclusive methods, and basically Miranda Chase, a wise lady with monstrous plans for her personal existence, is permitted to go into the budding poet's very deepest international. initially, their Monday afternoon visits contain discussing books over piping scorching cups of tea, but if Miranda starts exploring her personal yearnings--for love, for an schooling, even for a career--she discovers that being a pal of Emily's isn't really with out its hazards. The very aura that has encouraged her turns into an internet of intrigue, and to flee it, Miranda will imperil her recognition, her independence, or even her dreams.

Drawing on letters, poems, and every thing that's identified approximately Dickinson's lifestyles, AFTERNOONS WITH EMILY is a shiny portrait of America's most renowned poet, a coming-ofage tale that spans the Civil warfare, and a story of 2 terrific girls who every one selected to wreck with conference and reside existence on their lonesome terms.

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