{"product_id":"open-me-carefully-the-sapphic-love-letters-of-emily-dickinson","title":"Open Me Carefully: The Sapphic Love Letters of Emily Dickinson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*PREORDER NOW AND UNLOCK AN EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF JULIEN BAKER DISCUSSING THE BOOK*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED UPON PUBLICATION IN LATE JANUARY 2027*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA long-buried love story comes to life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily Dickinson as you’ve never read her before.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a foreword by Julien Baker.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Dickinson is one of our greatest poets. When her work was published posthumously in the 1890s, she almost instantly became a sensation. And yet, for one hundred years, her personal life was subject to censorship and misinterpretation, with little regard for her sister-in-law, neighbour and best friend: ‘dear Sue’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSusan Huntington Dickinson was Emily’s first reader, her greatest critic and collaborator– and, as their correspondence shows, the true love of her life. In June 1852, Emily sent a letter to Susan with the tender instruction, open me carefully…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in these sapphic letters spanning thirty-six years and witness a love that matures to become as steadfast as a heartbeat. Gone is Emily the lonely spinster, isolated in her room; here arrives a passionate, vibrant woman who had an intense spiritual, romantic and intellectual connection with another woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited and curated by two prominent Dickinson scholars, Open Me Carefully includes twenty poems and a letter that had never been attributed to Susan before. It will make you laugh and it will break your heart – it is for anyone who has ever been in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Iridescent, puzzling, explosive' \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*You must be opted in to email marketing from the Penguin Shop to receive the exclusive video from Julien Baker. You can do this at checkout by checking the '\u003cspan\u003eEmail me with news and offers\u003c\/span\u003e' box. Please reach out to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"mailto:shop@penguin.co.uk\"\u003eshop@penguin.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e if you have any questions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57686453584252,"sku":"9781529981544","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1427\/7594\/files\/Book1.png?v=1792147637","url":"https:\/\/shop.penguin.co.uk\/products\/open-me-carefully-the-sapphic-love-letters-of-emily-dickinson","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}