{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-women-9781416594994","title":"A Short History of Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOMINATED FOR THE \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA profoundly moving portrait of the complicated legacies of mothers and daughters, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Women \u003c\/i\u003echronicles five generations of women from the close of the nineteenth century through the early years of the twenty-first.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning in 1914 at the deathbed of Dorothy Trevor Townsend, a suffragette who starves herself for the cause, the novel traces the echoes of her choice in the stories of her descendants--a brilliant daughter who tries to escape the burden of her mother's infamy; a granddaughter who chooses a conventional path, only to find herself disillusioned; a great-granddaughter who wryly articulates the free-floating anxiety of post-9\/11 Manhattan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a kaleidoscope of characters and with a richness of imagery, emotion, and wit, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Women \u003c\/i\u003eis a thought-provoking and vividly original narrative that crisscrosses a century--a book for \"any woman who has ever struggled to find her own voice; to make sense of being a mother, wife, daughter, and lover\" (Associated Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Walbert is the author of seven works of fiction: \u003ci\u003eShe Was Like That\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Story Prize and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eHis Favorites\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ean \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year; T\u003ci\u003ehe Sunken Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Women\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Books of the Year and finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eOur Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist; \u003ci\u003eThe Gardens of Kyoto\u003c\/i\u003e; and the story collection \u003ci\u003eWhere She Went\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in many publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe O. Henry Prize\u003c\/i\u003e stories. She lives with her family in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50465291665682,"sku":"9781416594994","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8fff7007-8a00-4cb9-950d-6076a9c8ae7f.jpg?v=1730110665","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-women-9781416594994","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}