{"product_id":"an-unconventional-wife-the-life-of-julia-sorell-arnold-paperback","title":"An Unconventional Wife: The Life of Julia Sorell Arnold - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Hoban\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting biography that shines a shaft of light on a hidden but captivating life, told with the pace, depth, and psychological richness of a great novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Sorell was an original.\u003c\/b\u003e A colonial belle from Tasmania, vivacious and warm-hearted, Julia's marriage to Tom Arnold in 1850 propelled her into one of the most renowned families in England and into a circle that included Lewis Carroll and George Eliot. Her eldest daughter became a bestselling novelist, while her grandchildren included the writer Aldous Huxley, author of \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e, and the evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith these family connections, Julia is a presence in many documented and famous lives, but she is a mostly silent presence. When extracted from her background of colonial life, extracted from the covers of marriage and family life, her story reveals an extraordinary woman, a paradox who defied convention as much as she embraced it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat began as a marriage born of desire soon turned into a relationship riven by discord. Tom's sudden decision to become a Catholic and Julia's refusal to convert with him plunged their lives into a crisis wherein their great love for each other would be pitted against their profoundly different understandings of marriage and religion. It was a conflict that would play out over three decades in a time when science challenged religion, when industrialization challenged agrarian forms, when democracy challenged aristocracy, when women began to challenge men. It was a conflict that would shape not only their own lives and that of their children, but also touch the lives of all those who came into contact with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767954440480,"sku":"9781950354771","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/44fbd9ca359e8ee782dc0e9a07b6e8d7.webp?v=1780321436","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-unconventional-wife-the-life-of-julia-sorell-arnold-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}