The Story
CHARITY AND SYLVIA HC
(W) TILLIE WALDEN (A) TILLIE WALDEN (C) TILLIE WALDEN
DRAWN & QUARTERLY
StockID: 173999 SKU: 0326DQ0546
An openly Lesbian couple survives and thrives in 19th century Vermont–a true story- as told by Tillie Walden The month is February in the year 1807. The place is Weybridge- Vermont: small- cold- lonely- and beautiful. Sylvia Drake is exhausted. As an unwed woman with few prospects- she is residing with and caring for her sister’s rambunctious family. Today the house is abuzz awaiting a guest—Charity Bryant. A friend of the family- she is most known for her elegant letters- with their swoopy and evocative penmanship and carefully chosen prose. But Charity’s visit is a guise- she is coming to Vermont to start over after heartbreak and rumours—so many rumours—that have grown too loud back in Massachusetts. The true- exceptional story of these remarkable women is brought to life with humor and passion by the unparalleled and award-winning Tillie Walden (On A Sunbeam). We see America grow alongside these women over a period that brings about the railroad- many novels- 14 Presidents- riots- rebellion- plagues- and poetry. Based on extensive archives of their writing- Charity and Sylvia is a groundbreaking biography that is also the story of 19th century America.
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CHARITY AND SYLVIA HC
(W) TILLIE WALDEN (A) TILLIE WALDEN (C) TILLIE WALDEN
DRAWN & QUARTERLY
StockID: 173999 SKU: 0326DQ0546
An openly Lesbian couple survives and thrives in 19th century Vermont–a true story- as told by Tillie Walden The month is February in the year 1807. The place is Weybridge- Vermont: small- cold- lonely- and beautiful. Sylvia Drake is exhausted. As an unwed woman with few prospects- she is residing with and caring for her sister’s rambunctious family. Today the house is abuzz awaiting a guest—Charity Bryant. A friend of the family- she is most known for her elegant letters- with their swoopy and evocative penmanship and carefully chosen prose. But Charity’s visit is a guise- she is coming to Vermont to start over after heartbreak and rumours—so many rumours—that have grown too loud back in Massachusetts. The true- exceptional story of these remarkable women is brought to life with humor and passion by the unparalleled and award-winning Tillie Walden (On A Sunbeam). We see America grow alongside these women over a period that brings about the railroad- many novels- 14 Presidents- riots- rebellion- plagues- and poetry. Based on extensive archives of their writing- Charity and Sylvia is a groundbreaking biography that is also the story of 19th century America.
