![]() You treat him like a living, breathing human being who, like us all, has been shaped by the events of his life, has made decisions good and bad, and is now trying to make a living doing what he loves while taking care of his family. Poe as something other than a caricature. I think that it scares us to think that this man who made such a massive impact on literature (he invented the mystery genre, for starters) and delved deep into his own personal horrors could have done so sober. ![]() And with good reason, popular consciousness likes to paint Poe as some drug fiend/drunkard with a fruit basket of psychological conditions who liked to dabble in writing occasionally. Never in the wild world of my imagination would I ever have thought of writing a period romance with Edgar Allen Poe as the love interest. (Disclaimer: I received an eARC copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.) ![]()
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