After Emily

Scandal and pathos abound (The New Yorker) in this riveting account of the mother and daughter who brought Emily Dickinsons genius to light.Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Finalist for the Plutarch AwardDespite Emily Dickinsons renown, the story of the two women most responsible for her initial posthumous publicationMabel Loomis Todd and her daughter, Millicent Todd Binghamhas remained in the shadows of the archives. Utilizing hundreds of overlooked letters and diaries to weave together three unstoppable women, Julie Dobrow reveals the intrigue of Dickinsons literary beginnings, including Mabels tumultuous affair with Emilys brother, Austin Dickinson, controversial editorial decisions, and a battle over the right to define the so-called Belle of Amherst.