{"product_id":"pre-order-open-me-carefully-the-secret-love-letters-of-emily-dickinson-by-ellen-louise-hart-martha-nell-smith","title":"[Pre-Order] Open me Carefully: The Sapphic Love Letters Of Emily Dickinson by Ellen Louise Hart, Martha Nell Smith","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e****Published Jan 28th 2026****\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA long-buried love story comes to life.\u003cbr\u003eEmily Dickinson as you’ve never read her before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmily Dickinson is one of our greatest poets. When her work was published posthumously in the 1890s, she almost instantly became a sensation. And yet, for one hundred years, her personal life was subject to censorship and misinterpretation, with little regard for her sister-in-law, neighbour and best friend: ‘dear Sue’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSusan Huntington Dickinson was Emily’s first reader, her greatest critic and collaborator – and, as their correspondence shows, the true love of her life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn June 1852, Emily sent a letter to Susan with the tender instruction, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eopen me carefully\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImmerse yourself in these sapphic letters spanning thirty-six years and witness a love that matures to become as steadfast as a heartbeat. Gone is Emily the lonely spinster, isolated in her room; here arrives a passionate, vibrant woman who had an intense spiritual, romantic and intellectual connection with another woman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited and curated by two prominent Dickinson scholars, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpen Me Carefully\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e includes twenty poems and a letter that had never been attributed to Susan before. It will make you laugh and it will break your heart – it is for anyone who has ever been in love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \/ 304\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58964325794173,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/9781529981544-jacket-large.webp?v=1792843980","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.co.uk\/products\/pre-order-open-me-carefully-the-secret-love-letters-of-emily-dickinson-by-ellen-louise-hart-martha-nell-smith","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}