Learned by Heart, Emma Donoghue
Learned by Heart, Emma Donoghue
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Learned by Heart

Author: Emma Donoghue

Narrator: Shiromi Arserio

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/29/2023


Synopsis

A heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply, and dangerously in love at boarding school in 19th century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder.
 
Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for young ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen.
 
Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling, and deeply researched, Learned by Heart is an extraordinary work of fiction by one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Full of passion and heartbreak, the tangled lives of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine form a love story for the ages.

About Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue is the author of sixteen novels, including the award-winning national bestseller Room, the basis for the acclaimed film of the same name. Her latest novel is The Paris Express. She has also written the screenplays for Room and The Wonder and nine stage plays. Born in Dublin, she lives in Ontario with her family. Find out more at EmmaDonoghue.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shelley's Book Nook on August 04, 2023

My Reviews Can Also Be Found On:Twitter - Amazon- Storygraph - The Book Review Crew 2.5 Stars I liked this book well enough but had some issues. This was a slow burn of a story, and not in a good way. The constant dialogue of teenage girls felt rudimentary and repetitive at times. The downfa......more

Goodreads review by Chris on September 03, 2023

Emma Donoghue is among the most fearless contemporary novelists we have: an immensely talented writer who is a great storyteller and, based on her extensive body of work, unafraid of subjects that give her less-courageous peers pause. She is best known for “Room,” a daring novel about a young mother......more

Goodreads review by NILTON on September 06, 2023

I really wanted to love this book, but unfortunately it wasn’t for me. I was completely disconnected from the characters. The writing is formidable, hence my ratings, but she failed on the storytelling, which was too slow and without any thrills. At the end I was completely bored and feeling numb. It’s......more

Goodreads review by Katie on April 01, 2024

I really loved this one, especially having read Anne Lister's diaries. The 1805/1806 chapters give a rich, moving story of first love, with a more sombre light thrown on it by the 1815 chapters.......more