. . "Women architects Fiction." . . . "The more I owe you : a novel" . . . . "Fiction" . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . "The more I owe you a novel"@en . "Fiction"@en . . . . "The intensely private and much-revered real-life poet Elizabeth Bishop is vividly and imaginatively portrayed in Sledge?s debut novel about Elizabeth?s time in Brazil and her lengthy relationship with the riveting, mercurial Lota de Macedo Soares." . . . . . . . . "In this mesmerizing debut novel, Michael Sledge creates an intimate portrait of the beloved poet Elizabeth Bishop -- of her life in Brazil and her relationship with her lover, the dazzling, aristocratic Lota de Macedo Soares. Sledge artfully draws from Bishop's lifelong correspondences and biography to imagine the poet's intensely private world, revealing the literary genius who lived in conflict with herself both as a writer and as a woman. A seemingly idyllic existence in Soares's glass house in the jungle gives way to the truth of Bishop's lifelong battle with alcoholism, as well as her eventual status as one of modernism's most prominent writers. Though connected to many of the most famous cultural and political figures of the era, Soares too is haunted by her own demons. As their secrets unfold, the sensuous landscape of Rio de Janeiro, the rhythms of the samba and the bossa nova, and the political turmoil of 1950s Brazil envelop Bishop in a world she never expected to inhabit. The More I Owe You is a vivid portrait of two brilliant women whose love for one another pushes them to accomplish enduring works of art."@en . "Biographical fiction" . "Biographical fiction"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1900 - 1999" . . "Lesbian couples Fiction." . . "Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)" . . "Women poets, American Fiction." . . "Poets, American 20th century Fiction." . . "FICTION / General" . . "Architects Brazil Fiction." . .