Marian Veevers, che lavora per il Wordsworth Trust, ambienta i suoi romanzi nell'Inghilterra georgiana sotto lo pseudonimo di Anna Dean. La sua scrittura approfondisce le sfumature di questo periodo storico, esplorando la vita e la società dell'epoca con meticolosa ricerca e prosa avvincente. Veevers è riconosciuta per la sua capacità di ricreare vividamente il passato, offrendo ai lettori uno sguardo affascinante sull'Inghilterra georgiana. I suoi romanzi sono caratterizzati da accuratezza storica e narrazione coinvolgente.
Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth were born just four years apart, in the 1770s, in a world torn between heady revolutionary ideas and fierce conservatism. Jane and Dorothy compares their upbringing and education, home lives and loves and, above all, their emotional and creative worlds.
Exploring the intertwined lives of Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth, this book delves into their experiences in Georgian England amidst revolutionary ideas and social constraints. Both women, talented yet seeking self-expression, navigated financial security through their writing, albeit in contrasting ways. The narrative highlights Dorothy's supportive role to her brother, poet William Wordsworth, while examining the myths surrounding Austen's romantic disappointments. Marian Veevers uncovers new insights into their relationships and the societal challenges they faced.
Lady Macbeth wartet auf den Tod. Doch ihr Fluch wird nicht mit ihr sterben. - 1057. Das Mädchen Jennet, angeklagt als Hexe, wartet auf ihr Urteil. - 1606. Die Schauspielerin Abigail West probt die Rolle der Lady Macbeth. Je näher die Premiere rückt, desto mehr wird sie von einer bösen Ahnung gequält. Der Fluch der drei Hexen in Shakespeares Stück läßt sie einfach nicht los. - 1996. Ein spannender, raffiniert erzählter Roman, der das Schicksal dreier Frauen über tausend Jahre hinweg miteinander verknüpft.