Learned by Heart (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316564434)

"A wrenching love story" (Chris Bohjalian, The Washington Post) 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 Room and The Wonder.

Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister's five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart 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.

Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling, and deeply researched, Learned by Heart 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.

Author: Emma Donoghue
ISBN-10: 0316564435
ISBN-13: 9780316564434
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Language: English
Published: 08/29/2023
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2023 pg. 12
Booklist 05/15/2023 pg. 33
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2023
Publishers Weekly 06/26/2023
Shelf Awareness 09/01/2023
BookPage 09/01/2023