Emily Hudson
| Author | : Melissa Jones |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 2010-09-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781101442647 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1101442646 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (646 Downloads) |
Download or read book Emily Hudson written by Melissa Jones and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an episode in Henry James's life, the captivating story of a young heroine with ambitions and desires beyond her time. By the start of the Civil War, Emily Hudson has lost her entire family to consumption. Wholly dependent upon her puritanical uncle, Emily forms a close bond with her ailing cousin, William, an ambitious young writer. When a promising engagement is broken, William, obsessed by Emily's spirit and beauty, becomes her patron and takes her to England-only to manipulate and neglect her for the sake of his own creativity. There, Emily finally spurns her cousin's rules and sets out alone to pursue an artist's life in the eternal city of Rome. Reminiscent of the novels of Edith Wharton and the films of Merchant Ivory, Emily Hudson will resonate with anyone who has ever sought to be true to herself.
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