Dante's Daughter
2003
First Published
3.53
Average Rating
302
Number of Pages
When political upheaval forces her family to flee and separate, Antonia takes her brother's advice to heart as she journeys through Italy and France with her father, the poet Dante Alighieri. She becomes a pilgrim who also embraces interior journeys: she struggles with her difficult, inattentive father; with her heart's desire to paint as her father writes; and with her first tastes of young love. All the while Antonia harbors dreams that others tell her women are not entitles to dream. Dante's Daughter portrays a life in full, one that beautifully answers Antonia's own questions: "Had my journey made me wise? Had my secret griefs made me strong?" This highly imagined story—based on the few known facts of Antonia's life—is set against the dramatic background of pre-Renaissance Europe, rendered in rich detail by storyteller and historian Kimberley Heuston.
Avg Rating
3.53
Number of Ratings
146
5 STARS
16%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
36%
2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author
Kimberley Heuston
Author · 6 books
Kimberley Heuston was born in Provo, Utah and grew up in New York City. As a child, her family frequently visited St. Johnsbury, which became the setting for The Shakeress. She teaches school in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she lives with her four children. Kimberley is also known as Kimberley Sorenson and Kimberley Burton Heuston.
