Victoria Shorr: Midnight: Three Women at the Hour of Reckoning

Midnight is a study in the courage of three remarkable women (Jane Austen, Mary Shelley and Joan of Arc) as each faced a life-altering event. Shorr animates these critical moments: Austen accepting a marriage proposal (only to withdraw it); Shelley writing Frankenstein as her life was spiraling out of control; and Joan of Arc in chains.