![]() ![]() ![]() I don’t mean that I have my characters do things that are anachronistic to the period – Emily Dickinson is not going to join the Pony Express or run for president. My goal is to write about my characters (fictional and nonfictional) in a way that feels fresh. The times they lived in can seem alien and impenetrable to young readers. I write stories about people who are long dead (they can’t complain about anything I have them do in my stories!). On your website, you describe your work as “modern historical fiction.” What does that mean? Her investigation takes her deep into town secrets, blossoming romance, and deadly danger.Įxquisitely written and meticulously researched, this novel celebrates Emily Dickinson’s intellect and spunk in a page-turner of a book that will excite fans of mystery, romance, and poetry alike. Only Emily can discover who this enigmatic stranger was before he’s condemned to be buried in an anonymous grave. “Nobody” until he turns up dead in her family’s pond. And even more surprisingly, he playfully refuses to divulge his name.Įmily enjoys her secret flirtation with Mr. ![]() Surprisingly, he doesn’t seem to know who she or her family is. ![]() One day, fifteen-year-old Emily Dickinson meets a mysterious, handsome young man. Michaela MacColl‘s latest book is Nobody’s Secret (Chronicle, 2013)( discussion guide). ![]()
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