{"product_id":"early-autumn-a-story-of-a-lady-9781648371745","title":"Early Autumn: A Story of a Lady","description":"A Compelling Pulitzer Prize-Winning Saga of a Family's Fall from Power\u003cp\u003e\"TRULY LOVELY\" -Gillian Flynn, author of\u003cem\u003e Gone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor generations, the proud Pentland family name meant wealth, class, and status. In the years following the first World War, however, change was in the air, with numerous nouveaux-riches pretenders challenging the privileged family's position as an arbiter of values and class. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong-willed Olivia Pentland-wife of Anson, the cold and distant heir to the family fortune-endures a tedious life largely devoid of joy or passion. Trapped in a stifling marriage, Olivia must examine her conscience and choose between the sudden thrill and lure of new love and the heavy tug of traditional family duty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extravagant debutante party at the Pentland estate for next-generation Sybil and Sabine opens a dramatic window into the façade the family maintains and becomes a catalyst for fracturing the perquisites they've all grown accustomed to. In the weeks that follow, relationships are tested, decorum and privilege challenged, and several carefully guarded family secrets unearthed in a cascading series of events which irrevocably upends their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Louis Bromfield's witty and satirical epic evokes a keen insight into human nature and a powerful appreciation of the natural world. In unmasking the rigid and puritanical, class-based New England mores as the veneer to a lifestyle with little meaning, Bromfield sets the stage for a wholly new social contract. A reading of \u003cem\u003eEarly Autumn\u003c\/em\u003e is an indelible experience you won't want to miss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is also available from Echo Point Books as a hardcover (ISBN 1648371736).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBromfield, Louis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Louis Bromfield was born in Mansfield, Ohio on December 27, 1896. During the 1920s and 1930s he made a name for himself as an internationally popular bestselling novelist. In 1927 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and in 1927 and 1929 he was a recipient of the prestigious O. Henry Memorial Short Story Award. In 1939 Louis founded Malabar Farm near Mansfield, Ohio. At malabar Farm he soon established a reputation as a leading proponent of sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship. Louis Bromfield died on March 18, 1956. Today Malabar Farm continues to preserve Louis Bromfield's legacy as Malabar Farm State Park.","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359043256594,"sku":"9781648371745","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2136f909-0b0e-4a32-902e-56082636beaa.jpg?v=1749577234","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/early-autumn-a-story-of-a-lady-9781648371745","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}