{"product_id":"miss-lulu-bett-and-selected-stories-9781400095384","title":"Miss Lulu Bett and Selected Stories","description":"Lulu Bett lives in a small town with her sister Ina and Ina's husband Dwight-a dentist who rules his household with self-righteous smugness. The unmarried Lulu has learned that she cannot question her role as chief cook, housekeeper, and gracious presence. But when Dwight's sophisticated brother Ninian comes to visit, Lulu finds in herself a surprising wit-and the boldness to accept his playful proposal of marriage. \u003cbr\u003eThrough her appealing, determined heroine, Zona Gale satirically dispatches a sheaf of the social assumptions of her day, from male supremacy to the security of marriage. First published in 1920, \u003cb\u003eMiss Lulu Bett\u003c\/b\u003e was immediately acclaimed, and went on to become one of two bestselling novels of the year. Together with four of Gale's short stories-including the O. Henry award-winning \"Bridal Pond\"-\u003cb\u003eMiss Lulu Bett\u003c\/b\u003e reflects Gale's broad progressive interests and the fast-paced, affecting prose which made her one of the most popular writers of her time and a classic American storteller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A great book . . . the telling is almost incomparable\" --Robert Benchley, \u003ci\u003eThe World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Eloquent. . . . \u003cb\u003eMiss Lulu Bett\u003c\/b\u003e is without flaw\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It has a narrowly limned beauty. . . . The book stands as a signal accomplishment in American letters\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400095384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.26w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2005 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2006 pg. 158\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zona Gale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45316414603445,"sku":"9781400095384","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8a94bae1-6297-45f2-a2c1-3a2d80e31349.jpg?v=1745331018","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/miss-lulu-bett-and-selected-stories-9781400095384","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}