{"product_id":"9781552454688","title":"Pale Shadows","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDickinson after her death: a novel of the trio of women who brought Emily Dickinson’s poems out of the shadows \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA story of the power of books in our lives and the people behind them. A story of the making of a book, the first collection of Dickinson’s poems, and the women who brought her work out of the shadows, navigating the male publishing world with no standing of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGrieving the loss of her sister and alone in a big house, Lavinia goes through Emily’s things and wonders what to do with her sister’s poems. She enlists the help of Susan, Emily’s best friend and brother Austin’s wife, who rouses herself from a deep depression to put the poems into some order to approach a publisher. Lavinia also brings Austin’s mistress, Mabel, into the project for her worldliness and connections. In the wings, there is Millicent, Mabel’s daughter, a little girl like Emily in spirit, wise and strong-willed, and fascinated by things big and small in the world around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDelicate like lacework with dark threads running through it,\u003ci\u003e Pale Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e picks up the story of Emily Dickinson where \u003ci\u003ePaper Houses\u003c\/i\u003e left off, to explore the place of women in history, their creativity, and the enduring power of Dickinson’s poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dominique Fortier (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Coach House Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-02-06","offer_id":44413975527679,"sku":"9781552454688","price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cd4429d6-c1da-4f98-92c7-81fe8eb4ddc7.jpg?v=1697657578","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781552454688","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}