Delicate and imaginative. Fields’s love and respect for all her characters and her care in telling their stories shines through. Publishers Weekly … [Read more...]
“Perceptive…Deeply felt”
"Perceptive... Deeply felt... Sheds welcome light on the little-known life of a famous woman." Booklist … [Read more...]
“A secret side of Wharton”
“Fields brings a secret side of Wharton to life, and shows us a woman whose elegant façade concealed a turbulent sensuality.” —DAISY GOODWIN, author of The Last Heiress … [Read more...]
“Astonishing tenderness and immediacy”
“With astonishing tenderness and immediacy, The Age of Desire portrays the interwoven lives of Edith Wharton and Anna Bahlmann, her governess, secretary, and close friend. By focusing on these two women from vastly different backgrounds, Jennie Fields miraculously illuminates an … [Read more...]
“Page turning”
“In the vein of Loving Frank or The Paris Wife, Jennie Fields has created a page-turning period piece. Fields portrays a woman whose life was hardly innocence and mirth, but passionate, complex and more mysterious than one might ever imagine.” —Mary Morris, author of Nothing … [Read more...]