{"product_id":"the-linwoods-9780062356130","title":"The Linwoods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautiful Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition of Catharine Maria Sedgwick's \u003cem\u003eThe Linwoods\u003c\/em\u003e, with an introduction from Margot Livesey, award-winning and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Flight of Gemma Hardy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling historical novel of two families wrestling with questions of honor, class, loyalty, democracy, and independence during the American Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Linwoods\u003c\/em\u003e, Catharine Maria Sedgwick illuminates the American character and explores issues of civic virtue and national identity in the early republic, through the lives of two families: the Linwoods, dutiful loyalists, and the Lees, passionate revolutionaries. At the novel's heart is Isabella Linwood, a bright and independent young woman who will transform from a proud Tory to ardent Rebel, challenging not only British rule but its accepted social, economic, and political institutions, including the aristocracy, slavery, and patriarchal authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Deluxe Edition features a lush design and French flaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSedgwick, Catharine Maria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCatharine Maria Sedgwick was born to a prominent New England family in 1789 and went on to become one of the most celebrated novelists of her time. A proud patriot, Sedgwick chronicled the major social issues of early American society--slavery, religious freedom, women's rights, and the ongoing struggle between native and foreign forces--with a unique mix of radical and conservative perspectives. She died in 1867.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLivesey, Margot:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMargot Livesey\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Flight of Gemma Hardy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe House on Fortune Street\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBanishing Verona\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEva Moves the Furniture\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Missing World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCriminals\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHomework\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, and she is the recipient of grants from both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. \u003cem\u003eThe House on Fortune Street \u003c\/em\u003ewon the 2009 L. L. Winship\/PEN New England Award. Born in Scotland, Livesey currently lives in the Boston area and is a professor of fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844012380434,"sku":"9780062356130","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2e365708-0bc2-4ea0-9187-16c93b2d2105.jpg?v=1737306937","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-linwoods-9780062356130","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}