{"product_id":"now-voyager-9781558614765","title":"Now, Voyager","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Don't let's ask for the moon  We have the stars \" The film that concludes with Bette Davis's famous words, reaffirmed Davis's own stardom and changed the way Americans smoked cigarettes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut few contemporary fans of this story of a woman's self-realization know its source. Olive Higgins Prouty's 1941 novel \u003cem\u003eNow, Voyager\u003c\/em\u003e provides an even richer, deeper portrait of the inner life of its protagonist and the society she inhabits. Viewed from a distance of more than 60 years, it also offers fresh and quietly radical takes on psychiatric treatment, traditional family life, female desire, and women's agency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoston blueblood Charlotte Vale has led an unhappy, sheltered life. Dowdy, repressed, and pushing forty, Charlotte finds salvation in the unlikely form of a nervous breakdown, placing her at a sanitarium, where she undergoes treatment to rebuild her ravaged self-esteem and uncover her true intelligence and charm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFemmes Fatales\u003c\/strong\u003e restores to print the best of women's writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era. Enjoy the series: \u003cem\u003eBedelia\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBunny Lake Is Missing\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBy Cecile\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe G-String Murders\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Girls in 3-B\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLaura\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Loved His Wife\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eMother Finds a Body\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eNow, Voyager\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eReturn to Lesbos\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSkyscraper\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eStranger on Lesbos\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eStella Dallas\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWomen's Barracks\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558614765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 204\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Olive Higgins Prouty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38019349741749,"sku":"9781558614765","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_993fc1d3-b805-45e3-a669-55552b7c1a95.jpg?v=1609172115","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/now-voyager-9781558614765","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}