Under the Wide and Starry Sky : A Novel

from StaffReads

Horan, the author of Loving Frank takes on the passionate and tumultuous relationship between Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and his Indiana-born wife, Fanny Osbourne. Extreme passion, sickness, and creativity abound. Well done on all fronts. SRH

from hemlokgang

Much like Horan's debut novel, "Loving Frank", this novel is about a strong woman behind a famous man, in this case, Robert Louis Stevenson. Given that, and the fact that this is a fictional biography, somewhat questionable in and if itself, I learned a lot about both husband and wife and enjoyed...

from bookworm12

Author Robert Louis Stevenson was famous for his novels, but little is generally know about the woman he loved. Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne was an Indiana girl that Stevenson met in Europe. The two had an incredible life together and this fictionalized version of it gives readers a glimpse into t...

from Rosa.Mill

This was enjoyable but slow. I didn't know anything about Robert Louis Stevenson prior to reading this book and had never heard of Fanny. I'm a big fan of fiction books based on things that really happened because I feel like it's a great way to learn about the past and get to read some fiction. ...

from FishHeaven

I found this book to be well written but I had higher hopes for it to read more similarly to that of Erik Larson. It was interesting to read how Stevenson and his lady love lived and connected as well as the toll that her mental illness took on their relationship.