Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds by Lyndall GordonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Emily Dickinson could probably never have imagined the century-long drama her poetry would spark.
This book has it all: adultery, inheritance, multi-generational family feuds, ultra-religiosity, editing of original documents, 'canceling', etc.
Fair warning: this book also has more 'Dickinson' than 'Emily'. While the first half is a biography of the poet's life, and covers her reclusiveness, possible epilepsy, relations with her family (including Sue), the second half is where the book really seems to get going.
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