{"product_id":"two-women-9781684483150","title":"Two Women","description":"In 1842, a young Cuban woman living in Spain published a novel that was so passionate and boldly feminist in content, it did not appear in her homeland until more than seventy years later. \u003ci\u003eTwo Women \u003c\/i\u003etells the riveting tale of a tumultuous love triangle among three wealthy Spaniards: a brilliant, young, widowed countess named Catalina, her inexperienced lover Carlos, and his pure and virtuous wife Luisa. The two women start out as rivals, yet in an insightful twist, they ultimately find they are both victims of a patriarchal society that ruthlessly pits women against each other. As the story builds to its thrilling climax, they confront the stark truth that in nineteenth-century Spain, women have few paths to a happy ending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This first English translation of the novel captures the lyrical romanticism of its prose and includes a scholarly introduction to the work and its author, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, a pioneering feminist and anti-slavery activist who based the character of Catalina on her own experience. \u003ci\u003eTwo Women \u003c\/i\u003eis a searing indictment of the stern laws and customs governing marriage in the Hispanic world, brought to life in a spellbinding, tragic love story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bucknell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684483150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294","brand":"Barbara F. Ichiishi, Gertrudis G\u0026#243;mez de Avellaneda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41229671661749,"sku":"9781684483150","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e654afc6-5bb4-4f91-9c09-f4855802ccc4.jpg?v=1634042194","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/two-women-9781684483150","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}