"Little Gems" adult book discussion: Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton In-Person
Join us for the adult book discussion of a little gem of a novel - Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton. "Dutton's remarkable ... novel is as vividly imaginative as its subject....Even as a shy young girl, Margaret Lucas covets fame and writes prolifically. Years later, she is an attendant to the queen, and when the English Civil War begins, Margaret flees with the court to Paris, where she meets and marries the aristocratic William Cavendish. Blossoming in an intellectual milieu that includes Descartes and Dryden, she begins to write even more seriously. Back in England after the war ends, she publishes wildly unconventional books to a mixture of admiration and scorn, refusing to write anonymously like other women of her time, or to let her lack of formal education silence her.” (Publishers Weekly)
Copies of the book are available at the Checkout Desk. Also, downloadable audio is available through the Hoopla app.