{"product_id":"mazo-de-la-roche-the-hidden-life-9780195407051","title":"Mazo de La Roche: The Hidden Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joan Givner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMazo de la Roche leaped to prominence as one of the most successful writers of the 20th century when the first novel in her \u003cem\u003eWhiteoaks of Jalna\u003c\/em\u003e series won the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e prize in 1927. The award was hailed not only as a triumph for de la Roche but as marking the coming of age of Canadian literature. In this insightful biography, Joan Givner recovers the hidden life of Mazo de la Roche, revealing her genius for producing undemanding yet titillating narratives that grew out of an adolescent daydream. Givner argues that although critics balked at the Gothic excesses of de la Roche's plots and the sexually bizarre adventures of her characters--which they saw as products of the feverish imagination of an unmarried woman with little experience--her fictions were, indeed, firmly rooted in her own experience. This work will appeal to all the many Jalna fan worldwide, and to lovers of biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47892524826775,"sku":"9780195407051","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780195407051.webp?v=1781187349","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mazo-de-la-roche-the-hidden-life-9780195407051","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}