Book 12: The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life
5 stars
One of the best biographies I've ever read. Carlisle is a philosopher, which provides a rich lens for analyzing Eliot's life and work. She articulates things about Eliot's style and influences that I've sensed but been unable to verbalize. I identified with the way Eliot's creative life was shaped by her simultaneous awareness of her own talent, self-doubt, and shame about her ambition.