Mr. Emerson's Wife

De: Amy Belding Brown

Narrado por: Gabrielle de Cuir

Duración: 14 h y 47 m

Resumen del Editor

In this novel about Ralph Waldo Emerson’s wife, Lidian, Amy Belding Brown examines the emotional landscape of love and marriage. Living in the shadow of one of the most famous men of her time, Lidian becomes deeply disappointed by marriage, but consigned to public silence by social conventions and concern for her family’s reputation. Drawn to the erotic energy and intellect of close family friend Henry David Thoreau, she struggles to negotiate the confusing territory between love and friendship while maintaining her moral authority and inner strength.

In the course of the book, she deals with overwhelming social demands, faces devastating personal loss, and discovers the deepest meaning of love. Lidian eventually encounters the truth of her own character and learns that even our faults can lead us to independence.

©2005 Amy Belding Brown (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

A beguiling and masterful work in words....

Beautifully written and perfectly narrated, this mournful tribute to the human condition should be on everyone's list. Be prepared for love, tears, joy and anger. The repression and confusion of women during this time in history was epic. Passive aggression was the emotion of the day because these women all knew they could never have what they really yearned for...freedom to live and love as they choose...

enjoyed it thoroughly, no pun intended

enjoyed imagining the real lives of such famous people. especially Mr Thoreau. we never think about their personal side.

Astoundingly compelling

What a fabulous book! First, the 'reader' was amazing. She added so much with her nuanced performance. But the story, holy crap, what a great tale. It brought up every emotion I have, and more. I had to google every character in the book to learn more. Prepare to meet Ralph Waldo Emerson, his amazing wife, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, and many others. But the story itself is almost a case study in so many psychiatric disorders, told in such breathtaking clarity. I literally could not put it down. Such a great book, so highly recommended..

Wonderful vocabulary !

Supered writing! I really wish it didn’t end.
It was so life like I had a hard time deciphering was made up.
Did they die that way? So excellent I hope she has more historical novels

Best book I have heard

Mrs. Emerson's voice gripped my attention immediately because it gave the story a credible account of what a woman of that era would have written in her diary and thought in her mind.

Loved the story

I had been looking for a great read for sometime and stumbled on this book. I was a pleasure to listen. When it ended I was saddened.
If you love historical romance novels try this one

New England as I grew

Perfect Image of Silent Woods Within a Woman's Heart
I listened to this book as a 70ty year old woman. I catch glimpses of the the woods, fields, "live free or die" remembered at ages 3,5,9,16,18... when I returned no longer was the land as I remembered. The fierce independence of the isolated farm families co-exsisted with the artists. Beautifully captured and set free releasing

Excellent

Enjoyed every moment of this. I did not want this story to end. One of my favorite things is this narrator. She is superb and any story she tells will be done to perfection. I always listen to any book that she performs. This story had sent me down a rabbit hole now of research on these people. Anytime I read something that has me following up and researching is a very well done book in opinion.

Brilliant

I love historical novels. However this one was especially interesting and well written. Narration was also excellent.

very slow read

The book was not bad but was very slow with seemingly no climax. The main character starts out very likeable and becomes increasingly frustrating.