{"product_id":"homely-girl-a-life-and-other-stories-9780140252798","title":"Homely Girl, A Life: And Other Stories","description":"In his long career, Arthur Miller has charted some of the most hidden aspects of the American character, and made us recognize ourselves. With \u003cb\u003eHomely Girl, A Life\u003c\/b\u003e, he turns his attention to a smaller, more intimate, canvas, but one that in its deceptive delicacy still encompasses a vast range of human fears, ambitions, and desires. Janice--the eponymous homely girl--has hated her face ever since she was a child and her mother held up Ivory Snow advertisements to her, saying, \"Now that is beauty.\" Homely she is, but also fiercely herself. Still, it is not until she falls in love with a blind musician that she feels her full nature unfold in this exquisite portrait of a woman finding a language to describe herself.\u003cp\u003eFlanked by two stories also set in Manhattan, \"Fame\" and \"Fitter's Night,\" \u003cb\u003eHomely Girl, A Life\u003c\/b\u003e pays homage to a city constantly reinventing itself--and to the classic Miller themes of work, honor, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Chekhovian . . . deserves praising to the top of the highest skyscraper for its humanity, wit, depth\" --A.N. Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140252798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.03w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/1997 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/25\/1996\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arthur Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45058697494709,"sku":"9780140252798","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_91a7e687-5394-470a-b8e4-de9d02848fde.jpg?v=1738078128","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/homely-girl-a-life-and-other-stories-9780140252798","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}