A review by farkle
A Summer of Hummingbirds: Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain , Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade by Christopher E.G. Benfey

4.0

I do not normally go for biography, but was completely drawn in by the social connections, local and long-distance relationships, and the scandal and gossip that all characterize this book. There is something about certain places and times that seem to have more than there fair share of brilliant minds (ah, 1920s Shanghai), or at least local color, to create such novel appeal when viewed in hindsight... or just from the perspective of a skilled author.