{"product_id":"the-wrong-kind-of-woman-9780778312314","title":"The Wrong Kind of Woman","description":"\"Beautifully written... Timely and pressing... McCraw Crow deftly navigates the campus and national politics of the '70s.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Amy Meyerson, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Imperfects\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful exploration of what a woman can be when what she \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eshould\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e be is no longer an option\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In late 1970, Oliver Desmarais drops dead in his front yard while hanging Christmas lights. In the year that follows, his widow, Virginia, struggles to find her place on the campus of the elite New Hampshire men's college where Oliver was a professor. While Virginia had always shared her husband's prejudices against the four outspoken, never-married women on the faculty--dubbed the Gang of Four by their male counterparts--she now finds herself depending on them, even joining their work to bring the women's movement to Clarendon College. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soon, though, reports of violent protests across the country reach this sleepy New England town, stirring tensions between the fraternal establishment of Clarendon and those calling for change. As authorities attempt to tamp down \"radical elements,\" Virginia must decide whether she's willing to put herself and her family at risk for a cause that had never felt like her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told through alternating perspectives, \u003cem\u003eThe Wrong Kind of Woman \u003c\/em\u003eis an engrossing story about finding the strength to forge new paths, beautifully woven against the rapid changes of the early '70s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14505371\"\u003eSarah McCraw Crow\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mira Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.28w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780778312314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0778312313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mira Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44451234513133,"sku":"9780778312314","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a8374cc8-9e70-4d38-874b-5d3d908d88a0.jpg?v=1700326555","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-wrong-kind-of-woman-9780778312314","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}