In a small New England town lives a girl in love with small things—a flower petal, a bird, a ray of light, a word. But in those small things her brilliant imagination can see the wide world, and in her words she takes wing.

From that vivid mind came poetry that touched the lives of millions and gave readers everywhere a doorway into their own secret souls, and a windowfrom which to fly.

Emily Dickinson, who famously wrote

'Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul,'

is brought to life in this moving story of her courage, her faith, and her gift to the world.

From the dust jacket