Emily Tennyson

Emily Sellwood knew Alfred Tennyson from her childhood. She would not marry him until almost thirty years later. What happened during those three decades--and what ultimately led them to one another?

Ann Thwaite tells the story in this abridged version of her classic biography of Emily Tennyson. With elegance, tact, and wit, Thwaite establishes in detail the person Emily Tennyson was, painting anew the picture of her relationship with the poet. Emily Tennyson’s story reveals an extraordinary woman and family. Thwait brings this overlooked character into the foreground in her retelling of this absorbing story.