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Loading... Emily's Houseby Amy Belding Brown
   Writing (84) No current Talk conversations about this book.  SilversReviews | Aug 5, 2021 |   Maggie is a character I enjoy. She is just a plain, hardworking woman. But she has dreams and the intelligence to achieve them. Then there is Emily. Emily is completely fascinating. She is creative and emotional but she is also sometimes cruel. This story has a lot of mundane details in it. I enjoyed the history and the story around Emily. Just did not have enough “meat” in the content. Now, this is just my opinion. If you love real historical people that are eccentric…you will enjoy this one! Grab your copy today! I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review. (  ) fredreeca | Aug 4, 2021 | no reviews | add a review
"From USA Today bestselling author of Flight of the Sparrow Amy Belding Brown comes an evocative new novel about Emily Dickinson's longtime maid, Margaret Maher, whose bond with--and ultimate betrayal of--the poet ensured Dickinson's work would live on. Massachusetts, 1869. Margaret Maher has never been one to settle down. At twenty-seven, she's never met a man who has tempted her enough to relinquish her independence to a matrimonial fate, and she hasn't stayed in one place for long since her family fled the potato famine a decade ago. When Maggie accepts a temporary position at the illustrious Dickinson family home in Amherst, it's only to save up enough for a ticket west to join her brothers in California. Maggie never imagines she will form a life-altering friendship with the eccentric, brilliant Miss Emily or that she'll stay at the Homestead for the next thirty years. In this richly drawn novel, Amy Belding Brown explores what it is to be an outsider looking in, and she sheds light on one of Dickinson's closest confidantes--perhaps the person who knew the mysterious poet best--whose quiet act changed history and continues to influence literature to this very day"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Emily loved The Homestead and so did Margaret.
Emily Dickinson’s maid, Margaret Maher, was her confidant, best friend, and was the one who kept Emily writing her poetry and kept Emily from disposing of her work.
Margaret was with the Dickinson family for over 35 years.
We follow Margaret as she becomes close with the Dickinson women and serves as their maid, and then the book moves back and forth from her time with the Dickinsons to present day where she owns her own boarding house.
EMILY’S HOUSE had me glued to the pages because of the story line and because of Ms. Belding Brown’s writing. Her writing is pull you in and descriptive with interesting insight into the class structure and the plight of Irish Immigrants.
EMILY’S HOUSE is a wonderful account of the lives of both Emily and Margaret.
I didn’t know Emily Dickinson was so eccentric and was mostly reclusive. I also didn't know she didn't want her poetry published and hid her writings from everyone by hiding them throughout the house.
Ms. Belding Brown did excellent research, and this book was a wonderful history lesson for me.
I’m sure this is a book that could be classified as a memoir, but it definitely did not read as such.
This book had me completely absorbed, and I totally enjoyed this book even though I am not a fan of poetry.
Hands down a 5/5.
This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. (