After Emily

Emily Dickinson may be the most widely read American poet but the story behind her works publication in 1890 is barely known. After Emily recounts the extraordinary lives of Mabel Loomis Todd and her daughter, Millicent Todd Bingham and the powerful literary legacy they shared. Mabels complicated relationships with the Dickinsonsincluding her thirteen-year extramarital affair with Emilys brother, Austinroiled the small town of Amherst, Massachusetts. Julie Dobrow has unearthed hundreds of primary sources to tell this compelling story and reveal the surprising impact Mabel and Millicent had on the Emily Dickinson we know today.