{"product_id":"the-romance-of-a-shop-9781961884649","title":"The Romance of a Shop","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmy Levy's \u003ci\u003eThe Romance of a Shop\u003c\/i\u003e (1888) follows the four Lorimer sisters in the wake of their father's death. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenniless and reliant on each other, they decide to open a photography studio at 20B Baker Street, offering the citizens of London quality portraits. It's the 1880s and photography is not only growing in popularity and accessibility, but those with a critical eye are elevating the medium associated with quick and steady cash into a true art form. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more women entering the workforce out of necessity and rebellion, the Lorimer sisters take advantage of newfound independence as they work to survive poverty, the grind and smoke of London, fraught courtships, and melodramatic twists of fate. A novel of sisterhood, love, the female gaze and postmortem photography Levy deftly balances along the thin lines of romance and realism, art and commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smith \u0026amp; Taylor Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961884649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150","brand":"Amy Levy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634818351285,"sku":"9781961884649","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e9ff9c92-2e1d-4a21-ab16-d65eb302acdb.jpg?v=1756789065","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-romance-of-a-shop-9781961884649","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}