{"product_id":"9781590515884","title":"Love and Lament: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dauntless heroine coming of age at the turn of the twentieth century confronts the hazards of patriarchy and prejudice, and discovers the unexpected opportunities of World War I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Set in rural North Carolina between the Civil War and the Great War, \u003ci\u003eLove and Lament\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the hardships and misfortunes of the Hartsoe family.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Mary Bet, the youngest of nine children, was born the same year that the first railroad arrived in their county. As she matures, against the backdrop of Reconstruction and rapid industrialization, she must learn to deal with the deaths of her mother and siblings, a deaf and damaged older brother, and her father’s growing insanity and rejection of God.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the rich tradition of Southern gothic literature, John Milliken Thompson transports the reader back in time through brilliant characterizations and historical details, to explore what it means to be a woman charting her own destiny in a rapidly evolving world dominated by men.","brand":"Other Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134306992368,"sku":"9781590515884","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590515884_p0.jpg?v=1763803496","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590515884","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}