Aug
27
4:00pm
Kathleen Winter: Undersong
By TPLCulture
From the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed, Annabel, comes Kathleen Winter’s stunning new novel, Undersong, which reimagines the lost years of Romantic Era genius Dorothy Wordsworth. When young James Dixon meets writer Dorothy Wordsworth, he quickly realizes he’s never met another woman like her. Dorothy has already lived a wildly unconventional life and as her famous brother William Wordsworth’s confidante and creative collaborator, she has carved a seemingly idyllic existence for herself in England’s Lake District. Through the fictional James Dixon, we step inside the Wordsworth family, witnessing their dramatic emotional and artistic struggles, hidden traumas, private betrayals and triumphs. At the same time, the author weaves a darker, complex “undersong” through the novel, gradually revealing the pattern of Dorothy's rich, hidden life—that of a woman determined to exist on her own terms. But the unsettling effects of Dorothy’s repressed brilliance take their toll, and when at last her true voice finally sings out, it is so searing and bright that Dixon is forced to make an impossible choice.
Kathleen Winter talks with Toronto Star Books Editor, Deb Dundas, about Undersong and the true voice of a forgotten artist's legacy.
About this event’s guests:
Kathleen Winter
Deb Dundas
Author photo courtesy of Roger LeMoyne.
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This event is part of TPL’s Summer Books series. Check out the webpage for the entire Summer Books Series schedule.
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