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How Do I Love Thee?

by Nancy Moser

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The year is 1845. Elizabeth Barrett is a published poet--and a virtual prisoner in her own home. Blind family loyalty ties her to a tyrannical father who forbids any of his children to marry. She has resigned herself to simply existing. That is, until the letter arrives...I love your verses with all my heart, writes Robert Browning, an admiring fellow poet. And as friendly correspondence gives way to something more, Elizabeth discovers that Robert's love is not for her words alone. Could it be that God might grant her more than mere existence? And can she risk defying her father in pursuit of true happiness?Nancy Moser has crafted a romantic, emotion-charged novel based on the true story of beloved poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

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"The newest historical romance from Christy-winner Moser (Time Lottery) is an imaginative biography of the 19th-century Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett on her way to becoming the wife of fellow poet Robert Browning and the author of the sublimely romantic sonnets from the Portuguese, of which the titular poem is best known. After her brother died in a sailing accident, the grief-stricken, sickly Barrett became a recluse who was spirited from her attic hideaway by Browning; the two wed and fled to Italy, and Elizabeth's control freak of a father disinherited her. The outlines of her life make a great story, but Moser is really challenged to make dramatic hay out of Elizabeth's recluse period. As a guilt-stricken Victorian invalid, Elizabeth leads a highly interior life, so the reader awaiting a grand love story needs patience. The name of her future husband doesn't enter the action until more than a third of the way into the book. Moser has done wonderful homework and shares snippets of what she found in an appendix. The text of Barrett Browning's sonnets are a true bonus. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

A romantic, emotion-charged novel based on the true story of beloved poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Synopsis:

Elizabeth Barrett is a published poet--and a virtual prisoner in her own home. Blind family loyalty ties her to a tyrannical father who forbids any of his children to marry. She has resigned herself to simply existing--until a letter arrives.

Synopsis:

As friendly correspondence between poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett gives way to something more, Elizabeth discovers that Robert's love is not for her poetry alone. Might God grant her more than mere existence?

Product Details

ISBN:
9780764205019
Author:
Moser, Nancy
Publisher:
Bethany House Publishers
Subject:
Christian - Historical
Subject:
Religious - General
Subject:
Christian fiction
Subject:
Love stories
Subject:
Christian - Romance/Historical
Subject:
Christian - Romance
Copyright:
Publication Date:
June 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
364
Dimensions:
8.20x5.40x1.00 in. .75 lbs.

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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "The newest historical romance from Christy-winner Moser (Time Lottery) is an imaginative biography of the 19th-century Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett on her way to becoming the wife of fellow poet Robert Browning and the author of the sublimely romantic sonnets from the Portuguese, of which the titular poem is best known. After her brother died in a sailing accident, the grief-stricken, sickly Barrett became a recluse who was spirited from her attic hideaway by Browning; the two wed and fled to Italy, and Elizabeth's control freak of a father disinherited her. The outlines of her life make a great story, but Moser is really challenged to make dramatic hay out of Elizabeth's recluse period. As a guilt-stricken Victorian invalid, Elizabeth leads a highly interior life, so the reader awaiting a grand love story needs patience. The name of her future husband doesn't enter the action until more than a third of the way into the book. Moser has done wonderful homework and shares snippets of what she found in an appendix. The text of Barrett Browning's sonnets are a true bonus. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis" by , A romantic, emotion-charged novel based on the true story of beloved poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
"Synopsis" by , Elizabeth Barrett is a published poet--and a virtual prisoner in her own home. Blind family loyalty ties her to a tyrannical father who forbids any of his children to marry. She has resigned herself to simply existing--until a letter arrives.
"Synopsis" by , As friendly correspondence between poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett gives way to something more, Elizabeth discovers that Robert's love is not for her poetry alone. Might God grant her more than mere existence?
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