{"product_id":"doll-maker-the-9781439154434","title":"Doll Maker the","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dollmaker\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in 1954 to immediate success and critical acclaim.\u003c\/b\u003e In unadorned and powerful prose, Harriette Arnow tells the unforgettable and heartbreaking story of the Nevels family and their quest to preserve their deep-rooted values amidst the turmoil of war and industrialization. When Gertie Nevels, a strong and self-reliant matriarch, follows her husband to Detroit from their countryside home in Kentucky, she learns she will have to fight desperately to keep her family together. A sprawling book full of vividly drawn characters and masterful scenes, \u003ci\u003eThe Dollmaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate tribute to a woman's love for her children and the land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArnow, Harriette:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Harriette Arnow was born in Wayne County, Kentucky in 1908. From her father, a former teacher who later worked in factories and oil fields, and her mother, also a teacher, Arnow inherited the rich storytelling tradition that inspired much of her written work. She published her first short stories in 1935 under the pseudonym H.L. Simpson alongside a photograph of her brother-in-law to disguise her gender. Her acclaimed novels, \u003ci\u003eMountain Path\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHunter's Horn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dollmaker\u003c\/i\u003e, the last considered her masterpiece and a landmark of American fiction. She died in 1986 at age seventy-seven.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArnow, Harriette:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Harriette Arnow was born in Wayne County, Kentucky in 1908. From her father, a former teacher who later worked in factories and oil fields, and her mother, also a teacher, Arnow inherited the rich storytelling tradition that inspired much of her written work. She published her first short stories in 1935 under the pseudonym H.L. Simpson alongside a photograph of her brother-in-law to disguise her gender. Her acclaimed novels, \u003ci\u003eMountain Path\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHunter's Horn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dollmaker\u003c\/i\u003e, the last considered her masterpiece and a landmark of American fiction. She died in 1986 at age seventy-seven.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646763667730,"sku":"9781439154434","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f52c68cf-685c-478b-909c-670fe34362e7.jpg?v=1733185263","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/doll-maker-the-9781439154434","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}