May Sarton

The Magnificent Spinster May Sarton New edition

?Absolutely compelling . . . . A monument to love, to friendship, and to the certainty that wisdom and goodness can still exist in a deeply troubled world.? ?Eugenia Thornton, Cleveland Plain Dealer

The ?magnificent spinster? is Jane Reid, a teacher who became not only a revered role model but a dear friend to Cam, the narrator of this novel within a novel. After Jane?s death, the accidental discovery of poems written by Cam in her youth to Jane prompts a flood of recollections?and frees Cam to imagine in fiction Jane?s passionately vibrant life.