When high school senior Paul Wagoner walks into his school library with a stolen gun, he threatens his girlfriend Emily Beam, then takes his own life. In the wake of the tragedy, an angry and guilt-ridden Emily is shipped off to boarding school in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she encounters a ghostly presence who shares her name. The spirit of Emily Dickinson and two quirky girls offer helping hands, but it is up to Emily to heal her own damaged self.
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Publisher:
New York : Listening Library 2014
Edition:
Unabridged
ISBN:
9780553396249
0553396242
0553396242
Characteristics:
5 sound discs (360 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
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Add a CommentA good story, but told through a writing style that didn't connect with me. Since leaving high school I've found some poetry that I've really fallen in love with, but this was a strong reminder of why I thought poetry wasn't for me when I was a student. I could have overlooked that, though, had I felt more emotional engagement with Emily; but I just didn't get the visceral sense of her trauma that I should have. That said, I think the right audience will truly love this one and there are definitely readers for it. Abstractly introspective, artistic, sad, and poetic.