{"product_id":"a-marsh-island-paperback","title":"A Marsh Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Orne Jewett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon James McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToward the end of her life, Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) made a surprising disclosure. Instead of the critically lauded \u003ci\u003eThe Country of the Pointed Firs\u003c\/i\u003e, Jewett declared her \"best story\" to be \u003ci\u003eA Marsh Island\u003c\/i\u003e (1885), a little-known novel. Why? One reason is that it demonstrates Jewett's range. Known primarily for her vignettes, Jewett accomplished in these pages a truly great novel. Undoubtedly, another reason lies in the novel's themes of queer kinship and same-sex domesticity, as enjoyed by the flamboyant protagonist Dick Dale. Written a few years into Jewett's decades-long companionship with Annie Fields, \u003ci\u003eA Marsh Island \u003c\/i\u003eechoes Jewett's determination to split time between her family home in Maine and Fields's place on Charles Street in Boston. The novel follows the adventures of Dale, a Manhattanite landscape painter in the Great Marsh of northeastern Massachusetts and envisions the latter region's saltmarsh as a figure for dynamic selfhood: the ever-shifting boundaries between land and sea a model for valuing both individuality and a porous openness to the gifts of others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJewett's works played a major role in popularizing the genre of American regionalism and have garnered praise, both in her time and ours, for her skill in rendering the local landscapes and fishing villages along or near the coasts of New England. Just as Jewett brought attention to the unique beauty and value of the Great marsh region, editor Don James McLaughlin reveals a convergence of regionalism and sexuality in Jewett's work in his introduction. \u003ci\u003eA Marsh Island \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us that queer kinship has a long tradition of being extended to incorporate queer ecological belonging, and that the meaning of \"companionship\" itself is enriched when we acknowledge its indebtedness to environment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) was a novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her novels \u003ci\u003eThe Country of the Pointed Firs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Country Doctor, \u003c\/i\u003e and renowned for her contributions to American literary regionalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon James McLaughlin is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Tulsa.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718955175999,"sku":"9781512824261","price":59.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2daf41603a1d1a28971154725a15d1ab.webp?v=1765083855","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-marsh-island-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}