That disappointed me but the story was still ultimately entertaining.įrances was the main character, despite the title suggesting that Mrs. What I got was a whole lot of social repartee of the wealthy and elite of early 1900’s New York with a kind of love story and suspicions about the wife that weren’t very well proven with facts. I expected to find a forbidden love story complicated by a manipulative and conniving wife. This book was an interesting read for me but not entirely what I expected. Set amidst the fascinating world of New York’s literati, this smart and sexy novel offers a unique view into the life of one of history’s most unforgettable literary figures. As Frances and Edgar’s passionate affair escalates, Frances must decide whether she can walk away before it’s too late… Poe, who acts like an innocent child, is actually more manipulative and threatening than she appears.

Poe wants Frances to meet with his wife since she claims to be an admirer of her poems, and Frances is curious to see the woman whom Edgar married.Īs Frances spends more and more time with the intriguing couple, her intense attraction for Edgar brings her into dangerous territory. She meets the handsome and mysterious Poe at a literary party, and the two have an immediate connection. As Frances tries to sell her work, she finds that editors are only interested in writing similar to that of the new renegade literary sensation Edgar Allan Poe, whose poem, “The Raven” has struck a public nerve. It is 1845, and Frances Osgood is desperately trying to make a living as a writer in New York not an easy task for a woman-especially one with two children and a philandering portrait painter as her husband. Pre-order this book at: Books A Million / Book Depository / Amazon / B&NĪ vivid and compelling novel about a woman who becomes entangled in an affair with Edgar Allan Poe-at the same time she becomes the unwilling confidante of his much-younger wife. Expected publication October 1st, 2013 by Gallery Books

Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen