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“Margaret Fuller was an outspoken, larger-than-life pioneer of women's rights, no less famous in her day than her friends Thoreau, Emerson, and Hawthorne. Strickland's novel, replete with romance, intrigue, and tragedy, brings you face to face with an extraordinary woman far ahead of her time.”—Jo Salas, author of Mrs. Lowe-Porter ""Finally an account of Margaret Fuller that aces the Bechdel test and shows her as a woman among women.”—Peter Reilly, producer, Margaret Fuller, Transatlantic Revolutionary Sparks Fly Up: The Lost Story of Margaret Fuller, cleverly captures the essence of the humorous, yet often cruel, clash between men and women.  The result is an ingenious, informative, and most enjoyable approach to a persistent, timely subject.—Nelda Hirsh, author of American Triangle and Honor Among Thieves ""In Strickland’s lively, engaging study, we see Fuller’s life through the jostling and tensions among her rivals, family, and friends. Thanks to Strickland’s meticulous craftsmanship, we too can join in the celebration of Margaret Fuller’s truly grand, if so brutally shortened, life!""—Myron Tuman, author of The Hidden D.H. Lawrence and The Stuttering Son

“Margaret Fuller was an outspoken, larger-than-life pioneer of women's rights, no less famous in her day than her friends Thoreau, Emerson, and Hawthorne. Strickland's novel, replete with romance, intrigue, and tragedy, brings you face to face with an extraordinary woman far ahead of her time.”—Jo Salas, author of Mrs. Lowe-Porter ""Finally an account of Margaret Fuller that aces the Bechdel test and shows her as a woman among women.”—Peter Reilly, producer, Margaret Fuller, Transatlantic Revolutionary Sparks Fly Up: The Lost Story of Margaret Fuller, cleverly captures the essence of the humorous, yet often cruel, clash between men and women.  The result is an ingenious, informative, and most enjoyable approach to a persistent, timely subject.—Nelda Hirsh, author of American Triangle and Honor Among Thieves ""In Strickland’s lively, engaging study, we see Fuller’s life through the jostling and tensions among her rivals, family, and friends. Thanks to Strickland’s meticulous craftsmanship, we too can join in the celebration of Margaret Fuller’s truly grand, if so brutally shortened, life!""—Myron Tuman, author of The Hidden D.H. Lawrence and The Stuttering Son ""I don't think the ideal Margaret Fuller novel will ever be written, but Carol Strickland's effort certainly goes a long way….The biggest plus to this book is that it shows us Margaret Fuller seen through the eyes of other capable women playing the cards that they have been dealt by the mid-nineteenth century."" —Peter Reilly, producer, Margaret Fuller: Transatlantic Revolutionary, 2025 documentary film

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Carol Strickland earned a Ph.D. in American literature from the University of Michigan. She has taught writing and literature at various universities but never included Margaret Fuller’s work in course syllabi. Her novel, Sparks Fly Up: The Lost Story of Margaret Fuller is an attempt to compensate for omitting a giant of American intellectual history. Strickland has contributed features to newspapers including The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Christian Science Monitor and to magazines including Art in America, Art and Antiques, and Momus. Her introduction to art history, The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to the Present, has sold more than 400,000 copies in three editions since 1992. The Annotated Arch: A Crash Course in the History of Architecture is often used in college courses. Other books include The Illustrated Timeline of Art History and The Illustrated Timeline of Western Literature. Strickland’s first historical novel The Eagle and the Swan is set in the late Roman Empire of sixth-century Constantinople. 

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