Secrets

Secrets is the story of one of the great women of the 19th century. At age 43, Eleanor, the youngest daughter of Karl Marx—author, the first translator of Flaubert and Ibsen into English, actress, social activist, Socialist leader, popular public orator, union organizer, and proto-feminist—discovers multiple devastating secrets that undermine beliefs and commitments that have formed her and given her life meaning.

Characters include Karl Marx, his wife Jenny Marx, Frederick Engels, Wilhelm Liebknecht, and Edward Aveling. The main action takes place between 1896 and 1898. Flashbacks to 1850, 1873, 1883, and 1895 depict critical events in the life of EM and her family that ultimately germinate into an existential crisis for a woman who has loved not wisely and too much.