In his last decade, mourning the death of his wife, Mark Twain began a complicated relationship with his secretary, Isabel Lyon. Through her, we learn many of Twain's household secrets. Lyon wormed her way into Twain's life in the late 1880s as his favorite whist partner, and upon realizing the worth of Twain's letters; she obtained full power of attorney. She also feuded with his hot-tempered daughter Clara over who would be in charge of his affairs.

Mark Twain's Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years (Hardcover)

By Laura Skandera Trombley

$27.95

ISBN-13: 9780307273444
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Published: Knopf, 3/2010

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