O'Connor, Nuala, 1970-

Miss Emily / Nuala O'Connor. - Toronto : Penguin Group (Canada), 2015. - 239 p. ; 20 cm.

Emily Dickinson's life is re-imagined in her own voice and through eyes of a young Irish maid. Ada Concannon's first day in America is a success. She's the new maid for the respected but eccentric Dickinson family of Amherst, Massachusetts. Despite the differences in age and class, 18-year-old Ada, "a neat little Irish person, fresh off the boat," strikes up a deep friendship with Miss Emily, the gifted elder daughter living a spinster's life at home. Emily is a bastion of support as Ada struggles to find her place in this new world, while Ada's toil gives Emily the freedom she needs to write.

ISBN: 9780143192459 ( tr. pbk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women household employees--Fiction.
Female friendship--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction--2015.
Biographical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]