After Emily, Julie Dobrow
After Emily, Julie Dobrow
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After Emily
Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America's Greatest Poet

Author: Julie Dobrow

Narrator: Andrea Gallo

Unabridged: 17 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/30/2018


Synopsis

The untold story of the mother and daughter who opened the door to Emily Dickinson's poetry. Emily Dickinson may be the most widely read and beloved of all American poets, but the story behind her work's initial, posthumous publication in 1890 and the mother-and-daughter team most responsible for her enduring legacy are barely known. After Emily recounts the extraordinary lives of Mabel Loomis Todd and her daughter, Millicent Todd Bingham, and the powerful literary legacy they shared. Mabel's complicated relationships with the Dickinsons?including her thirteen-year extramarital affair with Emily's brother, Austin?roiled the small town of Amherst, Massachusetts. Mabel and Austin's love led to her work with Emily Dickinson's poetry, which inspired both Mabel's life and her daughter's, and fed controversies over the poetry's promotion, editing, and ownership. Julie Dobrow has unearthed hundreds of primary sources to tell this compelling narrative and reveal the surprising impact Mabel and Millicent had on the Emily Dickinson we know today.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen

As the title of this book suggests, this is not a biography of Emily Dickinson herself. Instead, it’s the life stories of the mother-daughter pair who were early editors of Emily Dickinson’s poetry – Mabel Loomis Todd and Millicent Todd Bingham. You may wonder why the author chose to write about thes......more

Goodreads review by Misty

Dobrow's wonderful book is a tale of many women. Behind the action, off stage but still central, is the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson, who leaves crates of papers and poems to her sister, Lavinia, after her death. Lavinia enlists the help of Mabel Todd Loomis, neighbor, socialite, a writer and arti......more

Goodreads review by Asia

I was a little unsure of whether or not I would enjoy this book since it’s about what happens AFTER Emily after all, and she’s the one who I’ve always loved and wanted to learn about. But it turns out that much of this well-written and detailed biography reads like a novel. And I’m fairly certain I......more