{"product_id":"beyond-the-pale-9781504052917","title":"Beyond the Pale","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Lambda Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"A page-turner that brings to life turn-of-the-century New York's Lower East Side.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in a Russian-Jewish settlement, Gutke Gurvich is a midwife who immigrates to New York's Lower East Side with her partner, a woman passing as a man. Their story crosses with that of Chava Meyer, a girl who was attended by Gutke at her birth and was later orphaned during the Kishinev pogrom of 1903. Chava has come to America with the family of her cousin Rose, and the two girls begin working at fourteen. As they live through the oppression and tragedies of their time, Chava and Rose grow to become lovers--and search for a community they can truly call their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set in Russia and New York during the early twentieth century and touching on the hallmarks of the Progressive Era--the Women's Trade Union League, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911, anarchist and socialist movements, women's suffrage, anti-Semitism--Elana Dykewomon's \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Pale \u003c\/i\u003eis a richly detailed and moving story, offering a glimpse into a world that is often overlooked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A wonderful novel.\" --Sarah Waters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504052917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.89d","brand":"Elana Dykewomon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655198175388,"sku":"9781504052917","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_292483f9-c111-47c1-b30a-13a2b050950a.jpg?v=1603884970","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beyond-the-pale-9781504052917","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}