{"title":"Lavender Vroman","description":"\u003cp\u003eLAVENDER VROMAN is a writer, editor, and former entertainment journalist who studied English literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eNot Death, But Love: The Strange, Supernatural Story of Elizabeth Barrett Browning\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Joshua Kemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVroman researched poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning at university and developed a screenplay that became the basis for that debut graphic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavender lives in Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavender Vroman’s books are published by West Margin Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"not-death-but-love","title":"Not Death, But Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeeply researched and strikingly illustrated in Victorian style, \u003cem\u003eNot Death, But Love \u003c\/em\u003eputs an eerie, romantic twist on the true story of the poet who wrote the iconic \u003cem\u003eSonnet 43\u003c\/em\u003e, which famously begins “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn invalid since childhood, poet Elizabeth Barrett is famous throughout Victorian England, despite a hermit-like existence in the household of her tyrannical father. Opium makes the pain of her mysterious illness more bearable, but she lives in constant expectation of death. To her surprise, she instead finds love with dashing fellow poet Robert Browning, who whisks her away to freedom in Florence, Italy. Captivated by her new home and the revolutionary spirit of the Italian Risorgimento, Elizabeth basks in the glow of a happy marriage and reinvigorated health. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaunted by lingering griefs, however, Elizabeth is drawn into a shadowy world of séances and mediums as the supernatural craze known as spiritualism spreads from America to Europe. On a visit to London, she witnesses the otherworldly feats of celebrated medium Daniel Dunglas Home, who claims to conjure the spirits of dearly departed relatives. While Robert takes an immediate disliking to Home, sparking a bitter rivalry, Elizabeth falls under the spell of enchanting Boston heiress Sophie Eckley. The two women embark on a series of spiritual experiments that threaten Elizabeth and Robert’s status as soulmates. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaced with hints of the supernatural, this graphic novel retells Barrett Browning’s story while exploring the timeless tensions between passion and repression, faith and skepticism, hope and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1513141619\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781513141619\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Lavender Vroman, Joshua Kemble","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50732392349912,"sku":"9781513141602","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50732392382680,"sku":"9781513141619","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781513141619_FChigh_mockup_v2_1755099904_b51d96ed-aa4a-44b1-9e38-bd3b6a6d953c.jpg?v=1790955950"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-lavender-vroman.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}