The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

The dates place this journal in 1883. It was written by “the most singular woman I have ever met.” Her “conversation was very June and very Afternoon, meaning it meandered like a honey bee…As boring as all of the above might sound, I am utterly taken…Because [she] not only sees every line of beauty, but writes about it in such a way as to make [her] subject fantastical.” “The writing is beautiful, the confessions honest and human. There seems to be a good deal of struggle” among a Mr. Flat, and the cat, the maid, and a Roman ghost, who “all just happened, as if it were a normal experience to be had in Lapis Lazuli House,” leaving the Writer and the Tenant “alone in a drawing room. At night. Drinking port…Everything here is somewhat unorthodox.” Beth Brower’s The Unselected Journals is the autobiographical account of the “full and meaningful life” of Emma M. Lion, “great gambler or greater fool…not one to make an enemy of.” The Unselected Journals is an invitation to mine her personal thoughts at your leisure. “Perhaps with a glass of port near the fire? I love a drama.” When I say I indulged in a small amount of the content, I mean I devoured it in its entirety! Pairs well with a back garden seat in the shade and a tremendous amount of pastries with a late afternoon tea. Eat (scones), drink (tea), and be merry (married)!