Unique from many bookish books, this one is about a main character (Emma) who doesn’t love working in a bookstore. Her family has owned one, and as her parents retired (basically) and her sister got married and is moving on, Emma feels dumped on by her family. She decides to go on a long break to Amherst to re-discover her inner Emmitt Dickenson.

“Emily Dickinson had never married or had children, and she’d been brilliant. She’d found peace and beauty all around her. Why couldn’t I do the same?” Ch 1

“Emily spent her time observing and contemplating things I regularly buzzed past without noticing.” Ch 11

I enjoyed a lot of the Emily Dickenson references and information in this book - the museum, quotes:

“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” Ch 1

And facts:

“Folks found drafts of her poems on the backs of old recipe cards and flour labels after her death.” Ch 14

While she is at this old house, she has a series of disasters, and she gets occasional help from Davis. I wouldn’t really call this a romance, I would classify it more as a getting reacquainted with yourself and your family, type of book. She attempts, gardening, baking and poetry writing:

“Alone, not lonely  
Enjoying a pretty day  
Learning to be fine” ch 9

I feel like this haiku she writes, represents much of her time at the house, as she contemplates her family relationships, people around her in Amherst, and what she wants to do moving forward.

I loved this information about Wuthering Heights, because I’m hoping to read it soon:
“… I read it every year when the snow begins to fall.”