{"product_id":"private-life-paperback","title":"Private Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Smiley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e--and \"one of her generation's most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ecomes a \"masterly...compelling depiction of a singular woman,\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), from her childhood in post-Civil War Missouri to California in the throes of World War II. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is the powerful, deeply affecting story of one Margaret Mayfield. When Margaret marries Captain Andrew Jackson Jefferson Early at the age of twenty-seven, she narrowly avoids condemning herself to life as an old maid. Instead, knowing little about marriage and even less about her husband, she moves with Andrew to his naval base in California. Margaret stands by Andrew during tragedies both historical and personal, but as World War II approaches and the secrets of her husband's scientific and academic past begin to surface, she is forced to reconsider the life she had so carefully constructed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A riveting and nuanced novel of marriage and family, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Life\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the mysteries of intimacy and the anonymity that endures even in lives lived side by side.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJANE SMILEY is the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eGolden Age, \u003c\/i\u003e the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 7.94 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758733918496,"sku":"9781400033195","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7487c632b1100af4c48525f28f05e129.webp?v=1780133982","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/private-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}