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This novel is largely derived from the diary of his secretary, Twain's notes and letters and other sources. It shows a side of Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens that his fans rarely saw. I believe that his fans even today do not believe that he could be two persons - Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens with two different personalities. Yes, he was a genius with humor and acting before his fans.
The author constructs what she imagines the relationships between his secretary, Isabel V. Lyon; his business manager, Ralph Ashcroft, and Twain himself might have been. The reader discovers that the humorist was controlling and needed to be the center of any situation. Isabel was deeply in love with him and hoped to become his wife but married Ashcroft when Twain kept putting the decision off. Ashcroft's reactions to protect Isabel probably inflamed the famous man. Who was he and what was he like? I think that many famous people have two sides and only a few people see both. Intriguing read that leaves the reader with much food for thought.
The author constructs what she imagines the relationships between his secretary, Isabel V. Lyon; his business manager, Ralph Ashcroft, and Twain himself might have been. The reader discovers that the humorist was controlling and needed to be the center of any situation. Isabel was deeply in love with him and hoped to become his wife but married Ashcroft when Twain kept putting the decision off. Ashcroft's reactions to protect Isabel probably inflamed the famous man. Who was he and what was he like? I think that many famous people have two sides and only a few people see both. Intriguing read that leaves the reader with much food for thought.
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