{"product_id":"gentleman-jack-movie-tie-in-the-real-anne-lister-9780143134565","title":"Gentleman Jack (Movie Tie-In): The Real Anne Lister","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe official companion book to the HBO series Gentleman Jack created by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne Jones\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1834, Anne Lister made history by celebrating and recording the first ever known marriage to another woman. This is her remarkable, true story. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnne Lister was extraordinary. Fearless, charismatic and determined to explore her lesbian sexuality, she forged her own path in a society that had no language to define her. She was a landowner, an industrialist and a prolific diarist, whose output has secured her legacy as one of the most fascinating figures of the 19th century. \u003ci\u003eGentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister\u003c\/i\u003e follows Anne from her crumbling ancestral home in Yorkshire to the glittering courts of Denmark as she resolves to put past heartbreak behind her and find herself a wife. This biographical portrait introduces the real Gentleman Jack, featuring unpublished journal extracts decrypted for the first time by series creator Sally Wainwright and historian Anne Choma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Anne Choma's \u003ci\u003eGentleman Jack\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a tie-in to the TV series, but a probing and page-turning study of legendary diarist Anne Lister, full of original insights and freshly decoded material from the 1830s period of Lister's hunt for a wife.\" \u003cb\u003e-Emma Donoghue, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Wainwright(foreword)\u003c\/b\u003e is a BAFTA award-winning writer and director. Her shows include \u003ci\u003eGentleman Jack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHappy Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLast Tango in Halifax\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Walk Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScott \u0026amp; Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt Home with the Braithwaites\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Choma (author) \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and historical researcher, known as one of the foremost experts on the life and diaries of Anne Lister. She lives in Yorkshire.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318170325266,"sku":"9780143134565","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d6d43425-e742-4462-91fc-16b23b066017.jpg?v=1727549809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gentleman-jack-movie-tie-in-the-real-anne-lister-9780143134565","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}