Frances Sherwood
Vindication
A Novel
"A sexy, irreverent romp of a novel...an exuberant ride through a heady and experimental time."—Harper's Bazaar
In this electrifying novel, Frances Sherwood re-creates the life and times of Mary Wollstonecraft, the trailblazing English feminist. Abetted by an unruly intelligence and an unquenchable romanticism, Sherwood's Mary survives a brutal childhood to carve a courageous but always uncertain path for herself in a world of men. Rich historical settings from the chaos of Revolutionary Paris to the Bedlam insane asylum are the backdrop for the complex tale of her intellectual and emotional passions, lovers and friends, motherhood and marriage. Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. A New York Times Notable Book. Reading group guide included.
"A brushfire of nerves, longings, weaknesses, passions, and intelligence...Vindication makes the feminist as real as the woman."—Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times
"Startling and unforgettable....Sherwood has lifted a corner of history and exposed the life of Mary Wollstonecraft beneath....Exerts a grip on the imagination that can't be shaken off."—Newsweek
"An enthralling novel, plung[es] the reader into Mary Wollstonecraft's world as no biography could have."—Newsday
Frances Sherwood is the author of three novels, including, most recently, The Book of Splendor. She lives in South Bend, Indiana.
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