{"product_id":"the-linwoods-or-sixty-years-since-in-america-9780062356130","title":"The Linwoods: Or, Sixty Years Since in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatharine Maria Sedgwick's epic tale of two families wrestling with questions of loyalty, liberty, and love during the American Revolution, with an introduction from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Margot Livesey.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the dawn of the American Revolution, young Isabella Linwood is poised to marry a well-to-do English nobleman. Meanwhile her true love, Eliot Lee, has just joined George Washington's army. In this classic tale of two families torn apart by war, the loyalist Linwoods and revolutionary Lees must reckon with their beliefs and desires in a young republic still defining itself. Over the course of her conversion from proud Tory to ardent rebel, Isabella fosters a growing sense of independence, systematically questioning the institutions taken for granted all around her--from colonialism to slavery, patriarchy to aristocracy. Will her rebellious behavior free her from society's shackles, or only confirm the power of the status quo?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catharine Maria Sedgwick,Margot Livesey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062356130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSedgwick, Catharine Maria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\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":"Paperback","offer_id":44279177543795,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_896e0537-0961-49c4-ace5-714af110176b.jpg?v=1770470178","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-linwoods-or-sixty-years-since-in-america-9780062356130","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}