Monster

Listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction, Monster  (2017) by M. R. Arnold is a fictionalized autobiography of Mary Shelley, the woman who wrote Frankenstein . Two centuries ago, a twenty-year-old woman invented science fiction.    Her father gave her a better education than any woman of the age could hope for—and made her the victim of ongoing incest. At fifteen, she became involved with one of the greatest poets in England and made love to him on her mother’s grave. When she was sixteen, she escaped from home by running away for a six-week walking tour of Europe, and shared Percy Bysshe Shelley with her sister. And her mentor, Lord Byron, challenged her to prove she was as good a writer as the best poet-philosophers of the Enlightenment.    Both men admired her mind, and both wanted more. She would publish a book that changed the world. " Monster  offers a sincere and well-crafted tribute to a brilliant woman and her enduring masterpiece." - The Historical Novel Society of Devon England M. R. Arnold holds degrees in science, professional writing, journalism and communication. After more than a decade of teaching feature writing at the college and university level, the lure of writing fiction prompted early retirement. Being twice recognized by Writers of the Future for novella-length science fiction gave Arnold the confidence to begin this book. Monster , the story of Mary Shelley’s early life, represents five years of applying the skills of research, magazine feature story journalism and fiction writing.   Buy Now from Amazon