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Published
2013
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Subgenre
Historical
Section
Young Adult

Hideous Love

Stephanie Hemphill

A verse portrait of Mary Shelley, from her teenage romance with Percy Shelley to writing Frankenstein.

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Themes

Poetry & writingFirst loveReal lives & history

Mood

Feels dark, reflective.

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