{"product_id":"the-company-of-women-9780345483010","title":"The Company of Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eMary Gordon's fiction explores the nature of love of religion, of family relationships and, in every sense, illuminates and enhances our lives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Raised by five intensely religious women and a charismatic, controversial priest, sheltered from the secular world, Felicitas Maria Taylor is intelligent, charming, and desperate for a taste of ordinary happiness. More freedom than she has ever imagined awaits her at Columbia University in the 1960s. There, Felicitas falls in love with the worst man for her--with shattering results. Now she must turn again to the company of the women who love her, as she struggles to embrace the future without betraying the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Company of Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superb, stunningly written novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rich . . . satisfying . . . a work of vast intelligence and enormous charm.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Gordon \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eFinal Payments, Pearl, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Love of My Youth; \u003c\/i\u003esix works of nonfiction, including the memoirs \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Man \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCircling My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e; and three collections of fic­tion, including \u003ci\u003eThe Stories of Mary Gordon, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was awarded the Story Prize. She has received many other honors, includ­ing a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an Academy Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She teaches at Barnard College and lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844377252114,"sku":"9780345483010","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb3622e2-64ee-46ee-ba91-a2da886bc6ca.jpg?v=1737318195","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-company-of-women-9780345483010","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}