Season 2, Episode 10 – Amy Belding Brown

We’re ready for episode ten, are you? History Through Fiction: The Podcast continues with Amy Belding Brown, author of Emily’s House, a novel about Emily Dickinson's longtime maid, Irish immigrant Margaret Maher, whose bond with the poet ensured Dickinson's work would live on. In this episode we chat with Brown about her choice to write a story about Margaret Maher rather than Emily Dickison. We also learn about Brown’s writing process in order to discover her character’s voices, and about the teacher that influenced Brown to become an author. Check it out!