{"product_id":"hardy-women-mother-sisters-wives-muses-hardcover","title":"Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA TOP BOOK FOR 2024 IN: \u003cem\u003eTHE OBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e AND \u003cem\u003eBOOKSELLER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'He understands only the women he invents - the others not at all'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most-read British authors. His influence on literature and the minds of his readers is singular. But how is it that the novelist who created some of the most memorable and modern female characters in literature had such troubled relationships with real women?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this highly innovative book, acclaimed biographer Paula Byrne re-examines Hardy's life through the eyes of the women who made him - mother, sisters, girlfriends, wives, muses. The story veers from shocking scenes such as his obsession with the sight of a woman hanged, to poignant vignettes of unfulfilled passion, to fascinating details of working women's lives in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eHardy Women\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of how the magnificent fictional women he invented would not have been possible without the hardship and hardiness of the real ones who shaped his passions and his imagination. It is only through understanding and witnessing these hardy women that we can truly enter the heart of this great novelist and poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaula Byrne is the author the bestselling biographies \u003cem\u003ePerdita\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMad World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Real Jane Austen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBelle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKick\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Genius of Jane Austen\u003c\/em\u003e. She is founder and chief executive of ReLit, the Bibliotherapy Foundation, a charity devoted to the mental health benefits of reading. She is married to Sir Jonathan Bate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758544879904,"sku":"9780008322250","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/36a84321b6afdbd8c55063555cff463c_f2f8cec6-973c-4f8c-beee-b8593b82db5c.webp?v=1780129024","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hardy-women-mother-sisters-wives-muses-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}