This book was so interesting. I love the works of William Wordsworth and there is a lot about him in this book (as her real / common law husband). It IS a novel, but based on letters between the two and articles written about her during and after the French Revolutionary War. I was really vested in her life and the bravery with which she helped people who were thrown into prison for very little (if any) reasons. The book is very fast paced and totally kept my interest.