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Finding Margaret Fuller

A Novel

Allison Pataki

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English
Ballantine Books Inc.
23 April 2024
An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller-America's forgotten leading lady and the central figure of a movement that defined a nation-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post.

A ""sweeping"" (Entertainment Weekly) novel of America's forgotten leading lady, the central figure of a movement that defined a nation-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

""Soul-stirring . . . brings to life the epic and inspiring story of an incredible woman who should never be forgotten.""-Kristin Harmel,author of The Paris Daughter

In the company of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his circle of enlightened friends, the young, beautiful, and brilliant Margaret Fuller becomes ""the radiant genius and fiery heart"" of the Transcendentalists. She inspires Louisa May Alcott, sparks Nathaniel Hawthorne to create Hester Prynne, and forms close bonds with Henry David Thoreau and Emerson himself. However, Margaret's soul yearns for more than poetry and drama, leading her on a journey of adventure and self-discovery.

From hosting a women-only literary salon in Boston to becoming the first woman permitted entry to Harvard's library, Margaret defies societal conventions as an activist for women's rights and a champion for humanity. On the gritty New York streets, she spars with Edgar Allan Poe and reports on the work of Frederick Douglass. And when offered an assignment in Europe by editor Horace Greeley, Margaret becomes the first female foreign news correspondent, mingling with the likes of Frederic Chopin, William Wordsworth, and George Sand. In Rome, she embarks on a passionate love affair with a Roman count, causing an international scandal. As a mother and a countess, Margaret enters a new fight for Italy's unification.

With a star-studded cast and an epic sweep of historical events, this is a story of an inspiring trailblazer, a woman who loved big and lived even bigger-a fierce adventurer who transcended the rigid roles ascribed to women and changed history for millions, all on her own terms.
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Imprint:   Ballantine Books Inc.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   683g
ISBN:   9780593600238
ISBN 10:   0593600231
Pages:   416
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Allison Pataki is the New York Times bestselling author of The Traitor's Wife, The Accidental Empress,Sisi,The Queen's Fortune, and The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, as well as the nonfiction memoir Beauty in the Broken Places. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. A former news writer and producer, Pataki has written for The New York Times,USA Today, and other outlets. She has appeared on Today,Good Morning America,Good Day New York, and MSNBC's Morning Joe. Allison Pataki graduated cum laude from Yale University and lives in New York with her husband and family.

Reviews for Finding Margaret Fuller: A Novel

“What a woman! What a story! Whether exploring Margaret’s remarkable friendships or delving into her crucial legacy as a journalist, writer, and feminist, Finding Margaret Fuller promises to transform every reader it touches—much like Margaret Fuller herself.”—Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Personal Librarian “Pataki digs into the fascinating and all-too-short life of Margaret Fuller, a trailblazing 19th-century writer whose circle of contemporaries included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini, and the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In Pataki’s skilled hands, all of those historical figures and more come alive on the page, bringing rich context to the colorful tale of Fuller, who defied social convention to become both one of her era’s most esteemed writers and a founding inspiration of the women’s rights movement. . . . all of us who later benefitted from the march toward equal rights for women should read this book, which honors an early feminist icon who broke nearly every rule laid out for her and in doing so, inspired a generation and led the way into a brighter future with courage and heart.”—Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Daughter “Literature lovers rejoice! Finding Margaret Fuller is a novel in which all of your heroes appear as characters, the most formidable being Margaret herself, a woman who had the courage and smarts to stand at the center of Transcendentalism and inspire a generation of American thought. Allison Pataki’s writing is at once gentle and propulsive. I couldn’t put this one down.”—Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script “A fascinating novel that brings this lesser-known transcendentalist writer to life in all her complicated brilliance and beauty . . . Filled with hope and love, heartbreak and sorrow, this book about the true mother of the American women’s rights movement is not to be missed.”—Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost


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