{"product_id":"alfred-and-emily-9780060834890","title":"Alfred and Emily","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlfred and Emily\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate and revealing book by Doris Lessing, the winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Grass is Singing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e, that explores the lives of her parents, each irrevocably damaged by the Great War\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this profoundly moving book, Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing explores the lives of her parents, each irrevocably damaged by the Great War. In the fictional first half of \u003cem\u003eAlfred and Emily\u003c\/em\u003e, she imagines the happier lives her parents might have made for themselves had there been no war. This is followed by a piercing examination of their relationship as it actually was in the shadow of the devastating global conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here I still am,\" says Lessing, \"trying to get out from under that monstrous legacy, trying to get free.\" Triumphantly, with \u003cem\u003eAlfred and Emily\u003c\/em\u003e, she has done just that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060834890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2009 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Doris Lessing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924772720821,"sku":"9780060834890","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e5d23341-b938-4529-87bf-ddc60b847fb6.jpg?v=1687837977","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alfred-and-emily-9780060834890","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}