Archive for October 11, 2010
EMILY HUDSON by Melissa Jones
The heroine of EMILY HUDSON, by Melissa Jones, is a nineteen-year old orphan forced by tragic circumstances to live in Newport with her stern, condescending, and verbally abusive uncle, distant aunt, and two cousins, William and Mary. The year is 1861, just before the outbreak of the Civil War. Emily is immature, high-spirited, and moody, with a tendency to blurt out whatever she thinks, regardless of the consequences. Since she has no fortune and her relatives care little for her, it would seem that Emily’s future will be bleak. However, William, an aspiring writer loosely modeled on Henry James, decides to finance art lessons and a stay in Europe for his cousin. Before she leaves, Emily has a brief relationship with a kind and agreeable gentleman soldier named Captain Lindsay.
October 11, 2010
Tags: 19th-Century, Historical, Newport Posted in: Book Club Choice, Coming-of-Age, NE & New York, Real Event Fiction, Time Period Fiction 
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