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Loving Mr. Lincoln: The Personal Diaries of Mary Todd Lincoln
written by M. Kay duPont
Studio : Jedco Press
by Jedco Press
Publisher : Jedco Press
Released : 2003-04-07
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780961492755
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 12 reviews)
List Price : $19.95
Our Price : $13.09
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Book Description |
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WINNER OF THE 2003 GEORGIA WRITERS ASSOCIATION FICTION AWARD! Meet the Lincoln family as you've never seen them--up close and personal. They will captivate your attention and your heart! Based on meticulous research, so that every historical fact is accurate, M. Kay duPont beautifully unveils one of the strongest, yet most tragic, relationships in history with depth, clarity, and detail. . Loving Mr. Lincoln--presented in Mary Lincoln's "own words"—chronicles her life, love, and daily struggles with Abraham in their 26 years together. In frank, haunting journal entries, Mary describes the pain she felt when Abraham left her at the altar, when her sons died, and when Abraham's political career seemed to be at an end. She also writes from her heart about the tragic years of slavery and the Civil War. She worries about her own shifting moods and Abraham's frequent bouts of depression, but she delights in joy of the deep and binding love evident in the Lincoln marriage. You will be enthralled as you peek inside the life of one of the world's most famous couples and share their life and love. |
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love reading |
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book,felt it flowed like her diary would have. Learned a great deal about her life with Abraham Lincoln & their families. |
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Ridiculous read |
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I read this book by mistake, thinking that this was the book my friend raved about, only to find out later it was Team of Rivals. It is unbelievable that a woman of Mary Todd's era would have even thought about so completely enjoying her sex life but impossible to think she would have ever written so much about her feelings about it in her diary. This book was ridiculous. |
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Interesting and Different |
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Kay writes this book more for the general reader, but reading it from the Historian point of view is not altogether lost either. There are a few misquoted facts, but the good thing about this was the author's willingness to point this out in her introduction and explain why she took the route she choose. This single aspect does not take away from the whole of the story. The only disapointment I found personally were the lacking of expansions for some of the entries. She began to weave an interesting tale; and then it ended quickly, leaving more questions than answers for myself, and I would have loved to have seen more details since Kay obviously knew about Mary Todd, and wanted to give her character justice. Taken together, this formula worked successfully, and I do hope to see other novels like this in the future. -Lincoln09 |
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Enjoyable, Educational, Engaging |
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As the saying goes, "behind every successful man is a woman." And many adjectives have been used to describe those women and their ways. They could probably all apply to Mary Todd Lincoln, the woman behind the 16th President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of a considerable amount of historical writing, both fiction and non-fiction. Loving Mr. Lincoln is beautifully written, captivating historical fiction. The reader is asked to believe that Mary Todd Lincoln's diaries were discovered in an old trunk purchased at a flea market. The tale is certainly feasible, grabbing the reader's attention immediately. What follows is a representation of what Mary Todd's diary might have been from December 13, 1939 to the day her husband was shot at Ford's Theatre, April 15, 1865. In between, the reader will find page after fascinating page of dated diary entry records that seem awfully real. As in any well-written historical fiction, I couldn't tell you for sure if what I was reading was actually written by Mary Lincoln. Frankly, the more I read, the less I cared about who wrote the words, the alleged diarist or Kay duPont. I was hooked. The experience of viewing history through the eyes of this controversial figure was intriguing. I learned a lot, gained a deeper appreciation for the human side of history, and saw the Lincoln legend from a new perspective. The author has obviously done her homework. After you read this book, you'll be telling others how much you enjoyed it. You'll probably agree with the Georgia Writers Association that Loving Mr. Lincoln deserves the recognition they bestowed as the winner of their Fiction Award. Prepare to be engaged from the first page! |
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Fact or Fiction? Who would know. |
Who knew what a romantic and visionary Mary Todd Lincoln was.
Whether fact or fiction M. Kay duPont gives us a powerful and at times "delicious" insights of a (much) misunderstood era of American history. duPont gives the reader an easy to read story of a very complex, strong and driven woman. One who became a power, if not the power, behind a President.
Mary Todd Lincoln comes alive in this book.... you will grow to admire her, want to comfort her in your arms... while scolding her at the same time. duPont gives you insightful compassions of her struggles and tragic personal losses. The reader will come to appreciate these struggles (she) and our country went through during this era of American history. Most of all the reader may come to realize that had Mary Todd been a woman of the 21st Century, (perhaps) Mr. Lincoln would be known as the man behind her. Good luck with future publications, wish you all the success you deserve. Paula L.Eichner
111 Holly Hill
Sunset, SC 29685 |
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