{"product_id":"2940013677517","title":"A Woman of Genius","description":"Published in 1912 and drawn directly from Mary Austin's own life as a talented woman, this novel depicts an actress who pursues a career which is in direct conflict to the values of her midwestern town. Ms. Austin chooses to leave her dull husband and follows a career path that leads to fame. It is thought this is a precursor of Sinclair Lewis's Main Street and equally a counterpoint to Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie. The novel's approach to how a woman deals with following her ambitions and the associated cost is handled poignantly and honestly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[COMPLETE Afterword by Nancy Porter: “A Woman of Genius . . . says no to men and conventional marriage and yes to living and productive work. Far from simply promoting female self-determination, however, or celebrating the romantic right of genius to overrun all obstacles, including the human ones, the novel articulates the conflicts of a transitional generation of women who relinquished the perquisites of protected, genteel womanhood for the rewards and responsibilities of the pursuit of public achievement and service to the community. . . . A Woman of Genius is, like Austin herself, an overlooked classic of feminism. Olivia Lattimore occupies a pivotal position in the long procession of gifted women in literature.”\u003cbr\u003e—From the afterword by Nancy Porter","brand":"Denise Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180445188336,"sku":"2940013677517","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013677517_p0.jpg?v=1763584153","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013677517","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}