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Originally Posted by Eric
Emily Dickinson.
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Have had a book about her on my bedside table for about 3 months -can't get on with it.
It's a novel by Paula Kaufmann called "The Sister" and tells her life-story through the eyes of her sister Lavinia.
There's quite a lot of her poetry in it and many references to private letters etc. - i usually enjoy this kind of book but got stuck, I think, because I can't seem to identify with any of the characters or the place (plus I'm struggling as I really need to change my glasses!
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Some of the poetry is quite difficult to understand -the following is a quote from the book which I like though:
For parting, that is night,
And presence, simply dawn-
Itself, the purple on the height
Denominated morn.
Will give it another try perhaps!