{"product_id":"portrait-of-an-unseen-woman-a-novel-of-annie-shaw-9781578691944","title":"Portrait of an Unseen Woman: A Novel of Annie Shaw","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1892 Paris, Annie Shaw longs to escape the confining American Colony where she's lived for twenty years as a quiet Civil War widow. As a budding artist, she is ready to immerse herself in the Belle Epoque's vibrant life of art, literature, and music. But when her domineering mother-in-law announces plans to move in next door and make Annie her permanent caregiver, Annie feels trapped and must choose between being responsible for others-her expected societal role-or living her life on her own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA reimagining of the life of which there was no historical record, Portrait of an Unseen Woman: A Novel of Annie Shaw is a bold historical novel that confronts the constricting Victorian norms of the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarold, Roberta:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Roberta Harold is the author of two historical mysteries, \"Heron Island\" and \"Murdered Sleep,\" as well as numerous articles, reviews, short stories, and poems. A native of Scotland and 2001 graduate of the Bread Loaf School of English, where she won its 1999 Poetry Prize, she lives with her husband and cats in Montpelier, Vermont.","brand":"Rootstock Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276838404370,"sku":"9781578691944","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a25e3c02-a50a-4b8c-aa46-4144752b5f33.jpg?v=1747141908","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/portrait-of-an-unseen-woman-a-novel-of-annie-shaw-9781578691944","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}