A review by claudiaswisher
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier

4.0

I love how Chevalier artfully mixes fictional characters we can believe in without question, with historical artists. Blake has been one of my favorite poets since I first read "Little Lanb," so I jumped at the chance to read about him. He was everything I needed him to be -- eccentric, talented, passionate, accepting. Maggie and Jem, the fictional characters, continue to morph into 'Innocence' and 'Experience' through the story and Blake gently leads them into discussions of opposites..."the tensions between contraries." Chevalier did her research -- the London of 1792 is beautiful and ugly, exciting and dangerous...more opposites. Probably not my favorite of hers, but a wonderful look at a true trail-blazer.