Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life

Author Natalie Dykstra discussed her new book on the Boston Brahman Marian Hooper "Clover" Adams, wife of the eminent history Henry Adams and friend of such Boston luminaries as Henry James and H. H. Richardson. Central to the story is a haunting mystery: having embarked on a exhilarating exploration of photography, why did Clover Adams end her own life by poisoning herself with a darkroom chemical?Reservations suggested; they can be made online at: https://bbd.bostonathenaeum.org/