The Magnificent Spinster
By May Sarton
1985
First Published
3.77
Average Rating
384
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“Absolutely compelling ... A monument to love, to friendship, and to the certainty that wisdom and goodness can still exist in a deeply troubled world.” ―Eugenia Thornton, Cleveland Plain Dealer The “magnificent spinster” is Jane Reid, a teacher who became not only a revered role model but a dear friend to Cam, the narrator of this novel within a novel. After Jane’s death, the accidental discovery of poems written by Cam in her youth to Jane prompts a flood of recollections―and frees Cam to imagine in fiction Jane’s passionately vibrant life.
Avg Rating
3.77
Number of Ratings
230
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Author
May Sarton
Author · 51 books
May Sarton was born on May 3, 1912, in Wondelgem, Belgium, and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her first volume of poetry, Encounters in April, was published in 1937 and her first novel, The Single Hound, in 1938. An accomplished memoirist, Sarton boldly came out as a lesbian in her 1965 book Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing. Her later memoir, Journal of a Solitude, was an account of her experiences as a female artist. Sarton died in York, Maine, on July 16, 1995.
