{"product_id":"janice-holt-giles-a-writers-life-paperback","title":"Janice Holt Giles: A Writer's Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDianne W. Stuart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1946, at the age of 41, Janice Holt Giles wrote her first novel. Although it took her only three months to complete the first draft, working at night so as not to conflict with her secretarial job, it was another four years before \u003ci\u003eThe Enduring Hills\u003c\/i\u003e was published. Three years later, when her sixth novel appeared, Janice Holt Giles's works had accumulated sales of nearly two million copies. Between 1950 and 1975 she wrote twenty-four books, most of which were bestsellers, regularly reviewed in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and selected for inclusion in popular book clubs. Her picture held pride of place in her literary agent's New York office, alongside those of Willa Cather, H.G. Wells, and Edith Wharton, yet until now there has been no biography of this immensely popular American writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumbly professing to be \"just a good storyteller,\" Giles was a keen observer of life with great sensitivity, an ear for language, and a superb imagination. Her artistic achievements become even more remarkable when placed in the context of her often difficult personal struggles. Dianne Watkins Stuart, for years the acknowledged expert on Giles's work, has traced the path of her unique life. Stuart walked around the small house where Giles's brother was born and \u003ci\u003eThe Kinta Years\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) had its origin, wandered through the yard where \u003ci\u003eThe Plum Thicket\u003c\/i\u003e (1954) grew, and made countless trips to Adair County, Kentucky, to trace the trails of the Piney Ridge trilogy ( \u003ci\u003eThe Enduring Hills\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiss Willie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTara's Healing\u003c\/i\u003e) and seek out the day-to-day life of her later years. Stuart's long-anticipated biography provides both a narrative of Giles's life and an in-depth description of the art and commerce of American publishing in the middle years of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDianne Watkins Stuart\u003c\/b\u003e is former education curator of the Kentucky Museum and editor of \u003ci\u003eHello, Janice: The Wartime Letters of Henry Giles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757791084832,"sku":"9780813193113","price":42.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4445ff090ca230565f9d32ca1114bc81.webp?v=1780111867","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/janice-holt-giles-a-writers-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}