- Editorial:
- PENGUIN
- Año de edición:
- 2023
- ISBN:
- 978-0-593-19842-1
- Páginas:
- 448
HER LOST WORDS
A NOVEL OF MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT AND MARY SHELLEY
STEPHANIE MARIE THORNTON
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From A Vindication of the Rights of Woman to Frankenstein, a tale of two literary legendsa mother and daughterdiscovering each other and finding themselves along the way, from USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Marie Thornton.
1792. As a child, Mary Wollstonecraft longed to disappear during her fathers violent rages. Instead, she transforms herself into the radical author of the landmark volume A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, in which she dares to propose that women are equal to men. From conservative England to the blood-drenched streets of revolutionary France, Mary refuses to bow to societys conventions and instead supports herself with her pen until an illicit love affair challenges her every 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 lifes extraordinary odyssey
1818. The daughter of infamous political philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, passionate Mary Shelley learned to read by tracing the letters of her mothers tombstone. As a young woman, she desperately misses her mothers guidance, especially following her scandalous elopement with dashing poet Percy Shelley. Mary struggles to balance an ever-complicated marriage with motherhood while nursing twin hopes that she might write something of her own one day and also discover the truth of her mothers unconventional life. Marys journey will unlock her mothers 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.
