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A Novel
St. Martin's Griffin
February 2011
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Featuring: Virginia "Sissy" Clemm; Edgar Allen Poe
368 pages
ISBN: 0312567235
EAN: 9780312567231
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Literature and Fiction
The Raven's Bride is a provacative novel that explores the curious and confounding relationship between Poe and his child bride, who was also his cousin, before her early death at age 25 of consumption. Sissy was the constant companion, critic, and friend of Poe, one of the most haunted and famous figures in American literature. The Raven's Bride is a beautifully-written coming of age story, as Sissy grows from a young girl living in genteel poverty, through her adolescence, marriage, and young adulthood as Poe's wife. It's also a love story, showing the ups and downs of Sissy and Poe's tumultuous and complicated marriage. Seeing Poe through Sissy's eyes offeres an intimate glimpse into both characters to create a narrative that Poe fans as well as lovers of literature and history will enjoy.
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