A review by bcgg
Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan

4.0

A fascinating read about the relationship between the author Robert Lewis Stevenson and his much older American artist wife, Fanny deGrift Osbourne. I learned a great deal about the author, much I did not know and his wife, whose long, often tempestuous life together was also a great marriage of love and support. Fanny was a true force of nature without question. This book could have been focused solely of Stevenson and his literary success, but with the exploration of his relationship with Fanny, we get a much more layered understanding of him. Definitely worth a read.