Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In "Hester," the latest novel by long-time Montclair resident Laurie Lico Albanese, the author puts a fresh spin on a question ...
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In Hester (St Martin’s, Aug.), Albanese imagines a character who inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Where did the idea for this book come from? Hester begins with a literary mystery: ...
"Hester" by Laurie Lico Albanese had me dusting off my 19th Century American Lit knowledge, but the author said readers do not have to be familiar with Nathaniel Hawthorne or his seminal work, “The ...
Having already completed all the courses necessary for a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and with graduation looming in 90-something days, I decided to spend my final semester taking a few ...
In "Hester," the latest novel by long-time Montclair resident Laurie Lico Albanese, the author puts a fresh spin on a question scholars have wondered about since Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote his iconic ...