- Hester: A Novel: Albanese, Laurie Lico: 9781250278555: Amazon. com: Books
Meticulously researched yet evocatively imagined, Laurie Lico Albanese's Hester is a timeless tale of art, ambition, and desire that examines the roots of female creative power and the men who try to shut it down
- Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese | Goodreads
Meticulously researched yet evocatively imagined, Hester is a timeless tale of art, ambition, and desire that examines the roots of female creative power and the men who try to shut it down
- Hester — Laurie Lico Albanese
“Hester is a vividly reimagined portrayal of the tragic heroine in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Full of lush and colorful prose, Hester proves that a woman will do whatever she must to prosper, even when she is left with nothing but courage—and a few secrets of her own ”
- Hester Review: The Scarlet Letter Origin Story We Didnt Know We Needed
A fictional origin story of sorts, the novel spins a historical tale of a young seamstress who could have served as the inspiration for Hester Prynne, and, through this proxy, gives us the female
- Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese - Book of the Month
Lush, sensuous, and wholly original, Hester breathes new life into Hester Prynne, the tragic heroine of The Scarlet Letter, and offers a powerful reimagining of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic story while celebrating the irrepressible female spirit
- Hester Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary
Hester is a 2022 novel by American author Laurie Lico Albanese The novel follows Scottish seamstress Isobel Gamble as she moves to Salem, Massachusetts and begins an affair with a young Nat Hathorne before he begins his career as famous author Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Hester: A Novel|Paperback - Barnes Noble®
Meticulously researched yet evocatively imagined, Laurie Lico Albanese's Hester is a timeless tale of art, ambition, and desire that examines the roots of female creative power and the men who try to shut it down
- Hester: A Novel by Laurie Lico Albanese - Joplin Public Library
Set in Salem, Massachusetts in the early 1800s, Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese imagines the inspiration behind Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Hester is told from the point of view of Isobel, a woman that the novel suggests inspired Hester Prynne
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