"Aan de hand van haar dienstmeisje wordt een beeld geschetst van de ziekelijke dichteres Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)."
"A shy young woman, Elizabeth "Lily" Wilson, comes from Newcastle to London in 1844 to become Elizabeth Barrett's maid and proves to be indispensable to the invalid poet and of her subsequent marriage to Robert Browning."
"Provides a fictional portrait of Elizabeth Wilson, the indispensible lady's maid to poet Elizabeth Barrett, whose devotion made possible Barrett's marriage to Robert Browning and their flight to Italy."@en
"The story of Elizabeth Barrett's maid, her complex relationship with her mistress and her dramatic role in the most famous elopement in history."@en
""Absorbing ... Heartbreaking ... Forster paints a vivid picture of class, station, hypocrisy and survival in Victorian society ... Grips the reader's imagination on every page."--SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE She was Elizabeth Barrett's lady's maid. But "Wilson" was more than that. She was a confidante, friend and conspirator in Elizabeth's forbidden romance with Robert Browning. Wilson stayed with Elizabeth for sixteen years, through every trial and crisis, and when Wilson's affairs took a dramatic turn she expected the same loyalty from Elizabeth ..."
"A novel about Elizabeth Wilson and the time she spent as servant to Elizabeth Barrett, who eloped with Robert Browning in 1846."