Did You Know Samuel Clemens?
Lynn Cullen has come out with her latest novel Twain’s End . She focuses on the relationship between Mark Twain and Isabel Lyons. I grew up with the stories of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn which are still read today. I even toured the city of Hannibal Missouri. I learned somethings that I didn’t know about Mark Twain in this novel. Synopsis: Isabel Lyon came from a prosperous family but has suddenly lost all of her wealth. She enters the world of the domestic help as a governess. During her job as a governess she meets Samuel Clemens at the Friday night card matches. Isabel quickly becomes a regular until Mrs. Whitmore the wife of the current position sends her to another family. Years later she interviews for a job with Samuel Clemens wife as her secretary. Little did she know that she would be doing more work for Mr. Clemens than his wife? What will happen in the relationship between Isab...