{"product_id":"the-bostonians-paperback-3","title":"The Bostonians - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis brilliant satire of the women's rights movement in America is the story of the ravishing inspirational speaker Verena Tarrant and the bitter struggle between two distant cousins who seek to control her. Will the privileged Boston feminist Olive Chancellor succeed in turning her beloved ward into a celebrated activist and lifetime companion? Or will Basil Ransom, a conservative southern lawyer, steal Verena's heart and remove her from the limelight? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Bostonians\u003c\/i\u003e has a vigor and blithe wit found nowhere else in James,\" writes A. S. Byatt in her Introduction. \"It is about idealism in a democracy that is still recovering from a civil war bitterly fought for social ideals . . .  written] with a ferocious, precise, detailed--and wildly comic--realism.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis brilliant satire of the women's rights movement in America is the story of the ravishing inspirational speaker Verena Tarrant and the bitter struggle between two distant cousins who seek to control her. Will the privileged Boston feminist Olive Chancellor succeed in turning her beloved ward into a celebrated activist and lifetime companion? Or will Basil Ransom, a conservative southern lawyer, steal Verena's heart and remove her from the limelight? \u003cbr\u003e\"\"The Bostonians has a vigor and blithe wit found nowhere else in James,\" writes A. S. Byatt in her Introduction. \"It is about idealism in a democracy that is still recovering from a civil war bitterly fought for social ideals . . . [written] with a ferocious, precise, detailed--and wildly comic--realism.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and reviewer. Her novels include the Booker Prize-winning \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e, and the quartet \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStill Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBabel Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Whistling Woman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693915443263,"sku":"9780812969962","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5251ac5073a35a5731db67ccff2abf4e.webp?v=1765000375","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-bostonians-paperback-3","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}