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Mr. Emerson's Wife by Amy Belding Brown is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mr. Emerson's Wife about?

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 children and her husband'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 discovers the truth of her own character and learns that even our faults can lead us to independence.

Who reads Mr. Emerson's Wife?

Author

Amy Belding Brown

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312336387

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance

Rating

3.79 / 5 (588 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14