{"product_id":"villette-9780451465443","title":"Villette","description":"Fleeing an unhappy past in England, penniless Lucy Snowe starts life anew at a boarding school in cosmopolitan Villette, a stand-in for Brussels. The mystery, jealousy, and love that she finds there give Charlotte Brontë's final novel much of the Gothic tone and psychological incisiveness that prompted George Eliot, Virginia Woolf, and others to call \u003ci\u003eVillette\u003c\/i\u003e her finest work. Based on Brontë's own experiences in Brussels and her attachment to a brilliant teacher with a strong and eccentric personality, this superb romantic novel is an exceptional example of how a great writer transforms the ordinary events of her life into vivid and exciting art. \u003ci\u003eVillette\u003c\/i\u003e represents the inimitable Brontë genius by giving us a masterful portrait of Lucy Snowe, who belongs beside the great nineteenth-century literary heroines--and who will strongly appeal to modern readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a New Introduction by Adriana Trigiani and an Afterword by Helen Benedict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16169395\"\u003eCharlotte Brontë\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16154948\"\u003eHelen Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451465443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 045146544X\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-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\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-FIC027050\"\u003eRomance | Historical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Brontë\u003c\/b\u003e (1816-55) was the third of the three famous Brontë sisters. Along with their brother, they grew up in the isolated Yorkshire village of Haworth with no real schooling and little care. The Brontë sisters tried for ten years to make their living as governesses. Finding the occupation hateful, they decided to set up their own school. To prepare themselves, Charlotte and Emily set off for Brussels to learn French and German. Back in Haworth, Charlotte and her sisters published a volume of poems; though only two copies were sold, the Brontës were stimulated to attempt novels. Emily's \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e and Anne's \u003ci\u003eAgnes Grey\u003c\/i\u003e found publishers, but Charlotte's offering was returned with the suggestion she try again. The manuscript of her next novel, \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, was accepted overnight and became an immediate success. \u003ci\u003eShirley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVillette\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Professor\u003c\/i\u003e complete the tally of her novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdriana Trigiani\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker. Her books include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Shoemaker's Wife; \u003c\/i\u003ethe Big Stone Gap series; \u003ci\u003eVery Valentine; Brava, Valentine; Lucia, Lucia; \u003c\/i\u003eand the best-selling memoir \u003ci\u003eDon't Sing at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eViola in Reel Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eViola in the Spotlight\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eBig Stone Gap, \u003c\/i\u003e which she will also direct. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of such novels as \u003ci\u003eSand Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA World Like This\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBad Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sailor's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a professor at Columbia University, where she teaches writing and literature in the Graduate School of Journalism.","brand":"Signet Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711446749421,"sku":"9780451465443","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_51c96853-87bb-4c94-b0fb-522ef89efb30.jpg?v=1754343784","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/villette-9780451465443","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}