A screenwriter researches a scandalous 1880s adulterous affair in Amherst while embarking on her own affair with a married academic, echoing the historical romance under Emily Dickinson's.
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A screenwriter researches a scandalous 1880s adulterous affair in Amherst while embarking on her own affair with a married academic, echoing the historical romance under Emily Dickinson's.
"From an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and the author of Motherland, a novel about two love affairs set in Amherst--one in the present, one in the past, and both presided over by Emily Dickinson. Alice Dickinson is a young advertising executive who works in London and dreams of becoming a screenwriter. She decides to take some time off work to research her idea for a screenplay: the true story of a scandalous adulterous love affair that took place in Amherst, Massachusetts, in the 1880s. The love...
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Adulterous affairs in both timelines with on-page sexual content and explicit encounters.
No violence or gore depicted.
Occasional mild profanity in dialogue.
No substance use depicted.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
No religious themes present.
No magic or witchcraft depicted.
No occult content depicted.
No political or ideological messaging.
No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Emotional fallout from infidelity and secrecy in relationships.
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