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Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein

Lita Judge

This free-verse biography portrays Mary Shelley before and during the creation of Frankenstein. It presents her novel as shaped by experiences that came well before its famous origin story. By nineteen, Mary has been rejected by her family, is living publicly with a married man, and has endured the death of her newborn daughter. The book combines this account of loss, love, and upheaval with more than 300 full-page illustrations.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.

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Themes
Grief And Loss · Love · Writing And Storytelling
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Published
January 30, 2018
Pages
312
ISBN-13
9781626725003
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2019Fiction for Young Adults
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