I got this book as a review copy from the publisher on Netgalley. When I read the except for this book it reminded me of Alice I Have Been. I know they are nothing alike. Twain's End is based on my hard evidence than Alice I Have Been. Although Twain's End still had that air of reimagining that Alice I Have Been did. I learned so much while reading this book. I never knew Mark Twain was a pen name!! Apparently I've been living under a rock lol. I absolutely adored this book. I was always rooting for Isabel. It was hard not to. You wanted her to be happy and some of the time I really wanted her to leave Sam (Mark) and be happy with someone else. Even though she defended him to anyone who said he was a beast to her, he was definitely verbally abusive. Which is why I wanted her to leave him so often. Having lived through a lot of that myself made it all the more apparent. After learning about something Isabel had tried to cover up for his daughter, he took out his anger on her by making snide remarks in front of people. Isabel had so many chances to leave yet she stayed because she loved him and knew in some way he loved her too. And she wanted him so badly to fight for her but he never would. Isn't that the way of some who is manipulative and always wanting the attention and adoration of others. His daughter Clara was his equal in all the ways of his hatefulness. Don't get me wrong none of this made me hate the book. On the contrary it made it that much more enjoyable to read! Who doesn't love scandal and tantrums! It's hard not to keep reading just to see what Clara or her father would do next. I really loved reading this and will definitely have to pick up Mrs. Poe that is also by Lynn Cullen.