{"product_id":"heroines-9781416548119","title":"Heroines","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlthough a true lover of books, Anne-Marie Entwhistle prefers not to read to her spirited daughter, Penny, especially from the likes of \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e These novels, devoted to the lives of the Heroines that make them so irresistible, have a way of hitting too close to home -- well, to the Homestead actually, where Anne-Marie runs the quaint family-owned bed and breakfast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this enchanting debut novel, Penny and her mother encounter great women from classic works of literature who make the Homestead their destination of choice just as the plots of their tumultuous, unforgettable stories begin to unravel. They appear at all hours of the day and in all manners of distress. A lovesick Madame Bovary languishes in their hammock after Rodolphe has abandoned her, and Scarlett O'Hara's emotions are not easily tempered by tea and eiderdowns. These visitors long for comfort, consolation, and sometimes for more attention than the adolescent Penny wants her mother to give. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Knowing that to interfere with their stories would cause mayhem in literature, Anne-Marie does her best to make each Heroine feel at home, with a roof over her head and a shoulder to cry on. But when Penny begins to feel overshadowed by her mother's indulgence of each and every Heroine, havoc ensues, and the thirteen-year-old embarks on her own memorable tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eileen Favorite's lively, fresh, and enormously entertaining novel gives readers a chance to experience their favorite Heroines all over again, or introduces these fictional women so beguilingly that further acquaintance will surely follow. Narrated by the courageous and irreverent Penny, \u003ci\u003eThe Heroines\u003c\/i\u003e will make book lovers rejoice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEileen Favorite\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the School of the Art Institute of \u003cbr\u003eChicago, where she received her MFA in writing in 1999. She was nominated \u003cbr\u003efor a Pushcart Prize for her short story Gangway: The Space Between Two \u003cbr\u003eHouses. Her poetry and prose have appeared in literary magazines and her \u003cbr\u003eessays and poems have aired on Chicago Public Radio. She lives in Chicago \u003cbr\u003ewith her husband and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127739183378,"sku":"9781416548119","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9755073-f050-4923-8620-9294dbc0912f.jpg?v=1773746097","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heroines-9781416548119","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}