Truer Words

by Kim Poovey

...you're going to stand beside me at the wedding.'

248 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published May 15, 2012

About the author

Kim Poovey is an author, storyteller, and Victorian reenactress living in a haunted 1890s cottage with her husband and furry children. For more than 20 years she has traveled the southeast performing in period attire on 19th century fashion, mourning practices, and other Victorian era topics.

In 2011 she portrayed Mrs. Stanton, wife of Secretary of War Stanton (Kevin Kline), in the Robert Redford film, The Conspirator. Additionally, she was one of the docents featured in the 2018 documentary Beyond the Oaks by Drew Baron Films.

Her published works include Truer Words, Through Button Eyes; Memoirs of an Edwardian Teddy Bear, and Dickens’ Mice; The Tails Behind the Tale. Kim has also written for several magazines including Beaufort Lifestyles, Bluffton Breeze, Citizen’s Companion, and the Civil War Times.

Stay tuned for upcoming releases of magical realism and historical fiction.

Reviews

[Patty · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story essentially follows the life of Emma from birth until death as she lives an exceptional life during Victorian times in the US. She does not meet any social norms of the day and lives as she wishes - her best friend is African American, she attends medical school, she climbs trees. I have heard the author speak and she is very into Victorian times.