{"product_id":"hester-9781250278555","title":"Hester","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book for Fall by\u003ci\u003e Goodreads \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePopSugar \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eBusiness Insider \u003c\/i\u003e- An October Indie Next List Pick - An October LibraryReads Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hauntingly beautiful--and imagined--origin story to \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e. --\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHO IS THE \u003ci\u003eREAL\u003c\/i\u003e HESTER PRYNNE?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts has forced them to flee Glasgow for a fresh start in the New World. But only days after they've arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medic--leaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is a man haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows--while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents. As the weeks pass and Edward's safe return grows increasingly unlikely, Nathaniel and Isobel grow closer and closer. Together, they are a muse and a dark storyteller; the enchanter and the enchanted. But which is which?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sensuous and hypnotizing tale, a young immigrant woman grapples with our country's complicated past, and learns that America's ideas of freedom and liberty often fall short of their promise. Interwoven with Isobel and Nathaniel's story is a vivid interrogation of who gets to be a real American in the first half of the 19th century, a depiction of the early days of the Underground Railroad in New England, and atmospheric interstitials that capture the long history of unusual women being accused of witchcraft. Meticulously researched yet evocatively imagined, Laurie Lico Albanese's \u003ci\u003eHester\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless tale of art, ambition, and desire that examines the roots of female creative power and the men who try to shut it down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Lico Albanese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.47w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250278555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2022 pg. 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40562808684659,"sku":"1250278554","price":31.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_54031695-261b-4c4c-a8b0-8c02a80c1542.jpg?v=1667918718","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/hester-9781250278555","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}