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"Lives Like Loaded Guns...reads like a fabulous detective story... Gordon] takes us into undiscovered territory." --The Washington Post, a great companion to fans of the film A Quiet Passion, starring Cynthia Nixon as Emily Dickinson. In 1882, Emily Dickinson's brother, Austin, began an adulterous love affair with the accomplished and ravishing Mabel Todd, setting in motion a series of events that would forever change the lives of the Dickinson family. Award-winning biographer Lyndall Gordon tells the story of the feud that erupted-and that still continues today. Making unprecedented use of letters, diaries, and legal documents, Gordon proposes a groundbreaking new solution to the secret behind the poet's insistent seclusion, presenting a woman beyond her time who found love, spirituality, and immortality all on her own terms. The first major biography of Dickinson in nearly ten years, Lives Like Loaded Guns is a highly acclaimed story of creative genius, illicit passion, and betrayal that will forever change the way we view one of America's most important literary figures.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Gordon, Lyndall
- ISBN: 9780143119142
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.37 x 1.11
- Number Of Pages: 491
- Publication Year: 2011