Learned by Heart -- Emma Donoghue

<p><b>"A wrenching love story" (Chris Bohjalian, <i>The Washington Post</i>) based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply, and dangerously in love at boarding school in 19th century York, from the bestselling author of <i>Room </i>and <i>The Wonder.</i></b></p> Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister's five-million-word secret journal, <i> Learned by Heart </i>is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for young ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen. <p/> Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling, and deeply researched, <i>Learned by Heart</i> is an extraordinary work of fiction by one of the world's greatest storytellers. Full of passion and heartbreak, the tangled lives of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine form a love story for the ages.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Emma Donoghue<br><b>Publisher:</b> Little Brown and Company<br><b>Published:</b> 08/29/2023<br><b>Pages:</b> 432<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.49lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.45h x 6.06w x 1.50d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780316566018<br><b>Large Print</b><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Born in Dublin in 1969, and now living in Canada, <b>Emma Donoghue</b> writes fiction (novels and short stories, contemporary and historical, most recently <i>The Pull of the Stars</i>), as well as drama for screen and stage. <i>Room</i>, was a <i