{"product_id":"the-lives-of-edie-pritchard-9781643751429","title":"The Lives of Edie Pritchard","description":"\u003cb\u003eBy the Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eLet Him Go\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Most Anticipated Book of the Summer: \u003ci\u003eThe Millions \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Characters so real they could walk off the page, virtuoso writing and up-all-night drama.\"-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From acclaimed novelist Larry Watson, a multigenerational story of the West told through the history of one woman trying to navigate life on her own terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edie--smart, self-assured, beautiful--always worked hard. She worked as a teller at a bank, she worked to save her first marriage, and later, she worked to raise her daughter even as her second marriage came apart. Really, Edie just wanted a good life, but everywhere she turned, her looks defined her. Two brothers fought over her. Her second husband became unreasonably possessive and jealous. Her daughter resented her. And now, as a grandmother, Edie finds herself harassed by a younger man. It's been a lifetime of proving that she is allowed to exist in her own sphere. \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Edie Pritchard \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of one woman just trying to be herself, even as multiple men attempt to categorize and own her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Triumphant, engaging, and perceptive, Watson's novel examines a woman both aware of her physical power and constrained by it, and how perceptions of someone in a small town can shape her life through the decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643751429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Larry Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39956140687541,"sku":"9781643751429","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ffbd5f3b-107a-44c5-a2ad-1476ad2d6aa2.jpg?v=1620219023","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lives-of-edie-pritchard-9781643751429","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}