{"product_id":"9781480414754","title":"Good Boys and Dead Girls: And Other Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of dazzling and thought-provoking essays from lauded author Mary Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch acclaimed for her novels, Mary Gordon is also a brilliant and wide-ranging essayist. Gathering together twenty-eight of her forays into nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eGood Boys and Dead Girls\u003c\/i\u003e provides a richly autobiographical context for the themes that mark her fiction, such as Irish-American life, Catholicism, embattled families, and the redeeming power of art. Many of the pieces offer insights into artists and other writers: There are admiring accounts of Edith Wharton, Stevie Smith, and Ford Madox Ford, and a piquant critique of the depiction of women by certain celebrated male novelists. Whatever the topic at hand, Gordon proves lively and illuminating company. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175508558064,"sku":"9781480414754","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480414754_p0.jpg?v=1763619231","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480414754","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}