


“Grips you from the very first page and immerses you deep in the
world of Mary Shelley as she attempts to live up to the legacy of
her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, and be true to herself.” –
Lucy Pick, author of Pilgrimage
“Kathleen Renk has written an engrossing narrative studded with
historic detail and the passionate experiences of a woman’s
extraordinary life.” – Amy Newman, author of On This Day in
Poetry History
“The remarkably sustained voice captures Mary Shelley, the
precocious girl, learned yet naïve, the wife and mother, suffering
through tragic losses, and the awakening writer and thinker. A
book lover’s delight.” – Mary Martin Devlin, author of Precious Pawn
and Death in the Rainy Season
"There are many fictionalized accounts of Mary Shelley’s life, but
what makes this one feel so unique and fresh is how deeply it probes
into her psyche....The language in the diary entries dances between poetic, philosophical, and occasionally frightening. This is a beautifully written,
engaging novel that will stay with the reader for a long time." --
Janice Derr, reviewed in the Historical Novel Society Journal