{"product_id":"clayhanger-vocation-love-freedom-and-new-beginnings-9784910554150","title":"Clayhanger: Vocation, Love, Freedom, and New Beginnings","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the fictional Five Towns of Staffordshire, England, \u003cem\u003eClayhanger\u003c\/em\u003e is the first installment of Arnold Bennett's \u003cem\u003eClayhanger Family\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy (\u003cem\u003eClayhanger\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHilda Lessways\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThese Twain\u003c\/em\u003e). First published in 1910, this novel charts the journey of Edwin Clayhanger from a young man, burdened by the weight of familial duties, with architectural aspirations to the reluctant head of his father's printing and stationery business. Through the evolving stages of Edwin's life-his vocation, love, search for freedom, and establishment in life-Bennett crafts a compelling narrative of personal ambition, romantic entanglements, and the quest for individual autonomy against the backdrop of societal expectations. A century after its first publication, \u003cem\u003eClayhanger\u003c\/em\u003e continues to be a pertinent exploration of the friction between one's own desires and the weight of familial expectations, resonating with modern readers as they navigate the intricate dynamics of self-identity and social roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Matatabi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784910554150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.43d","brand":"Arnold Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44870647349429,"sku":"9784910554150","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d374f762-03e3-4e19-95f9-b2cf7da02f86.jpg?v=1733240863","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/clayhanger-vocation-love-freedom-and-new-beginnings-9784910554150","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}