Her lost words, a novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, Stephanie Marie Thornton
Type
Label
Her lost words, a novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, Stephanie Marie Thornton
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Her lost words
Oclc number
1334722874
Responsibility statement
Stephanie Marie Thornton
Sub title
a novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
Summary
"1792. As a child, Mary Wollstonecraft longed to disappear during her father's violent rages. Instead, she transforms herself into the radical author of the landmark volume in which she dares to propose that women are equal to men. Mary refuses to bow to society's conventions and instead supports herself with her pen until an illicit love affair challenges her belief about romance and marriage. When she gives birth to a daughter and is stricken with childbed fever, Mary fears it will be her many critics who recount her life's extraordinary odyssey.1815. The daughter of infamous political philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, passionate Mary Shelley learned to read by tracing the letters of her mother's tombstone. After a scandalous elopement with dashing poet Percy Shelley, Mary struggles to balance an ever-complicated marriage while nursing hopes that she might write something of her own one day and discover the truth of her mother's unconventional life. Mary's journey will unlock her mother's secrets, all while leading to her own destiny as the groundbreaking author of Frankenstein. A riveting and inspiring novel about a firebrand feminist, her visionary daughter, and the many ways their words transformed our world"--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
adult