{"product_id":"9781611457162","title":"The Last Love of George Sand: A Literary Biography","description":"\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Sand is one the most celebrated writers and controversial personalities of nineteenth-century France; she is as famous for her bohemian lifestyle as for her written work. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Love of George Sand\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the writer, political activist, and cultural figure as she starts a new chapter in her ever-surprising life: the mature years with her last lover, the young and talented engraver Alexandre Manceau.\u003cp\u003eA turning point came for George Sand in 1849. After her political involvement in the revolution of 1848, Sand retreated to her country property, Nohant, with her son Maurice and started writing new plays. One day, Maurice introduced her to Alexandre Manceau, a young and shy artist thirteen years her junior. At forty-five, she was at the pinnacle of her career. She had a long history of tumultuous love affairs with famous artists such as Musset, Chopin, and Mérimée, but she had never experienced a peaceful and balanced relationship. With Manceau, Sand discovered that she could be loved, and fall in love herself, without drama. Their relationship would last fifteen years, and prove to be the most prolific period of Sand's life, with fifty books published including the novels\u003ci\u003e Elle et lui\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired by her relationship with Musset, and\u003ci\u003e Le dernier amour\u003c\/i\u003e, written just ten days after Manceau died of tuberculosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough much has been written about George Sand, most of the previous biographies are focused on her more turbulent times. In \u003ci\u003eThe Last Love of George Sand\u003c\/i\u003e, Evelyne Bloch-Dano looks back on Sand's life from the vantage point of her years with Manceau.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031548575984,"sku":"9781611457162","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611457162_p0.jpg?v=1763840775","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611457162","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}