{"product_id":"the-awakening-9780997797237","title":"The Awakening","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1899, \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e by Kate Chopin is considered a classic of feminist literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...beautifully written...anticipates D.H. Lawrence in its treatment of infidelity.\" EDMUND WILSON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Chopin was born as Katherine O'Flaherty in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1850, the daughter of an Irish immigrant father and French-Canadian mother. At age 20, she married Oscar Chopin and moved to New Orleans. With five sons and a daughter born in quick succession, Chopin tried to keep the family's cotton brokerage business afloat after her husband's death in 1882, but a few years later moved back to St. Louis to live with her mother. After losing her mother the following year, a family friend suggested that she write to deal with her sorrow. In 1890, at age 40, she published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eAt Fault\u003c\/i\u003e, and her short stories appeared in major magazines throughout the 1890s. In 1899, \u003ci\u003e The Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e was published-a novel now considered one of the earliest feminist works. Chopin passed away in 1904 at age 54.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Silver Birch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705447678226,"sku":"9780997797237","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_236f4fac-9632-49c4-9c32-76c98cc237be.jpg?v=1764073888","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-awakening-9780997797237","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}