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Apr 23, 2019 · Well, thank you, Louis Bayard, for this kinder, gentler, more impartial look at Mary Todd. Bayard's novel is a snapshot in time, from 1839 to 1842, when Mary moved to Springfield, Illinois, met Lincoln, who was just beginning to involve himself in politics, became engaged to him in 1840, disengaged in 1841, and reengaged and married in 1842.
Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction.” — New York Times Book ReviewAn ingenious tale of murder and revenge at West Point, featuring a retired detective and a young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe—from the author of Courting Mr. Lincoln.At West Point Academy in 1830, the calm of an October evening is shattered by the discovery of a young ...
Louis Bayard is the critically acclaimed bestselling author of nine historical novels, including Jackie & Me and The Pale Blue Eye, which was adapted into the global #1 Netflix release starring Christian Bale.
With Louis Bayard's trademark sparkling dialogue, paired with his deep insight into the lives and longings of all his characters—and based on real events—The Wildes could almost have been created by Oscar Wilde himself: lightly told but with hidden depths, it is an entertaining and dramatic story about the human condition.
Jan 1, 2010 · Louis Bayard-image from his site The “School of Night” of the title refers to a group of late 16th and early 17th century intellectuals, giants of their time, both scientifically and literarily inclined. The group included Sir Walter Raleigh, Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman, and Thomas Herriot, among others.
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Jun 13, 2022 · The ingenuity of Louis Bayard’s new novel, “Jackie & Me,” is that it doesn’t try to penetrate the black box of the Kennedy marriage by writing about it directly.
