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Provides a fictional portrait of Elizabeth Wilson, the indispensible lady's maid to poet Elizabeth Barrett, whose devotion made possible Barrett's marriage to Robert Browning and their flight to Italy
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"Absorbing...Heartbreaking...Forster paints a vivid picture of class, station, hypocrisy and survival in Victorian society....Grips the reader's imagination on every page."-- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEShe was Elizabeth Barrett's lady's maid. But "Wilson" was more than that. She was a confidante, friend and conspirator in Elizabeth's forbidden romance with Robert Browning. Wilson stayed with Elizabeth for sixteen years, through every trial and crisis, and when Wilson's affairs took a dramatic turn she expected the same loyalty from Elizabeth....
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