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Sarton’s most important novel tells the story of a poet in her seventies, whose life is retold episodically during an interview with two writers from a literary magazine
Hilary Stevens’s prolific career includes a provocative novel that shot her into the public consciousness years ago, and an oeuvre of poetry that more recently has consigned her to near-obscurity. Now in the twilight of her life, Hilary, who is both a feminist and a lesbian, is receiving renewed attention for an upcoming collection of poems, one that has brought two young reporters to her Cape Cod home. As Hilary prepares for the conversation, she recalls formative moments both large and small. She then embarks on the interview itself—a witty and intelligent discussion of her life, work, and romantic relationships with men and women. After the journalists have left, Hilary helps a visiting male friend with his anxiety over being gay and imparts wisdom about channeling his own creative passions.
From the Back Cover: May Sarton's ninth novel explores a woman's struggle to reconcile the claims of life and art, to transmute passion and pain into poetry.
About the Author: May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.
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Fiction, Older women, Women authors, Poetry, Feminism, Lesbians, Fiction, general, LGBTQ novels before StonewallPlaces
Cape Cod, MassachusettsTimes
Mid-20th centuryShowing 4 featured editions. View all 18 editions?
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Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing: A Novel
November 1973, HarperCollins
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0381996336 9780381996338
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"Hilary Stevens half opened eyes, then closed again."
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