{"product_id":"queen-of-the-owls-9781631528903","title":"Queen of the Owls","description":"A chance meeting with a charismatic photographer will forever change Elizabeth's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Until she met Richard, Elizabeth's relationship with Georgia O'Keeffe and her little-known Hawaii paintings was purely academic. Now it's personal. Richard tells Elizabeth that the only way she can truly understand O'Keeffe isn't with her mind--it's by getting into O'Keeffe's skin and reenacting her famous nude photos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the intimacy of Richard's studio, Elizabeth experiences a new, intoxicating abandon and fullness. It never occurs to her that the photographs might be made public, especially without her consent. Desperate to avoid exposure--she's a rising star in the academic world and the mother of young children--Elizabeth demands that Richard dismantle the exhibit. But he refuses. The pictures are his art. His property, not hers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As word of the photos spreads, Elizabeth unwittingly becomes a feminist heroine to her students, who misunderstand her motives in posing. To the university, however, her actions are a public scandal. To her husband, they're a public humiliation. Yet Richard has reawakened an awareness that's haunted Elizabeth since she was a child--the truth that cerebral knowledge will never be enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now she must face the question: How much is she willing to risk to be truly seen and known?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProbst, Barbara Linn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Barbara Linn Probst is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, living on an historic dirt road in New York's Hudson Valley. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eQueen of the Owls\u003c\/i\u003e (April 2020) is the powerful story of a woman's search for wholeness, framed around the art and life of iconic American painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Endorsed by best-selling authors such as Christina Baker Kline and Caroline Leavitt, \u003ci\u003eQueen of the Owls\u003c\/i\u003e was selected as one of the 20 most anticipated books of 2020 by \u003ci\u003eWorking Mother\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the best Spring fiction books by \u003ci\u003eParade Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and a debut novel \"too good to ignore\" by \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e. It was also featured in lists compiled by \u003ci\u003ePop Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. It won the bronze medal for popular fiction from the Independent Publishers Association, placed first runner-up in general fiction for the Eric Hoffer Award, and was short-listed for both the First Horizon and the $2500 Grand Prize. Barbara's second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound Between the Notes\u003c\/i\u003e, is slated for publication in April 2021. Like \u003ci\u003eQueen of The Owls\u003c\/i\u003e, it shows how art can help us to be more fully human. Barbara has also published numerous blogs on the craft of writing on award-winning sites such as Jane Friedman and Writer Unboxed. To learn more about Barbara and her work, please see http: \/\/www.barbaralinnprobst.com\/.","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493080076562,"sku":"9781631528903","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_051f47fa-5b73-48b6-a8d4-d0f12dcf8948.jpg?v=1730625804","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/queen-of-the-owls-9781631528903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}