{"product_id":"a-feigned-madness-9781947976207","title":"A Feigned Madness","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe insane asylum on Blackwell's Island is a human rat trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nellie Bly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabeth Cochrane has a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe isn't the madwoman with amnesia the doctors and inmates at Blackwell's Asylum think she is.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn truth, she's working undercover for the \u003ci\u003eNew York World\u003c\/i\u003e. When the managing editor refuses to hire her because she's a woman, Elizabeth strikes a deal: in exchange for a job, she'll impersonate a lunatic to expose a local asylum's abuses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen she arrives at the asylum, Elizabeth realizes she must make a decision-- is she there merely to bear witness, or to intervene on behalf of the abused inmates? Can she interfere without blowing her cover? As the superintendent of the asylum grows increasingly suspicious, Elizabeth knows her scheme-- and her dream of becoming a journalist in New York-- is in jeopardy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Feigned Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is a meticulously researched, fictionalized account of the woman who would come to be known as daredevil reporter Nellie Bly. At a time of cutthroat journalism, when newspapers battled for readers at any cost, Bly emerged as one of the first to break through the gender barrier-- a woman who would, through her daring exploits, forge a trail for women fighting for their place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cennan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947976207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.82d","brand":"Tonya Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403494158517,"sku":"9781947976207","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5a2b9913-f5de-4969-90f8-21bb1bafd2e9.jpg?v=1774969419","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-feigned-madness-9781947976207","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}