Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters by Jennifer Chiaverini

You likely know at least a little bit about Abraham Lincoln’s wife. What about her sisters? Mary Todd Lincoln’s relationships with them were some of the most important in her life. Elizabeth Todd Edwards and Emilie Todd Helm both lived extraordinary lives in their own right, and were present during a particularly transformative time in America’s history.

In our interview, author Chiaverini talks about her drive to explore little-known historical characters. She also explains her approach to her trilogy of novels that reveal Mary Todd Lincoln from the perspective of significant people in her life.

Read my interview with the author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters, Jennifer Chiaverini