{"product_id":"9780140168556","title":"Reading from the Heart: Women, Literature, and the Search for True Love","description":" An exploration of the needs \u0026amp; desires that lead to a reading habit. Shows that reading \u0026amp; real life are interrelated experiences, each composed of need \u0026amp; fantasy, yearning \u0026amp; satisfaction. Novels are not escapes from reality but spaces of the possible, where women can experiment with other ways of feeling \u0026amp; being. Convincingly demonstrates that the romance plot of finding, losing, \u0026amp; regaining true love is as much about identity as it is about love. Womens fantasy of true love is a version of mother love, in which the hero of a novel offers the unconditional maternal acceptance that enables the heroine to develop an authentic self.  ","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016000487664,"sku":"9780140168556","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140168556_p0.gif?v=1763641838","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140168556","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}