{"product_id":"the-company-of-women-paperback-by-mary-gordon","title":"The Company of Women Paperback by Mary Gordon","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eBallantine Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1986-03-12)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e304\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780345483010\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.59 x 13.97 x 1.91\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Gordon’s fiction explores the nature of love of religion, of family relationships and, in every sense, illuminates and enhances our lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Raised by five intensely religious women and a charismatic, controversial priest, sheltered from the secular world, Felicitas Maria Taylor is intelligent, charming, and desperate for a taste of ordinary happiness. More freedom than she has ever imagined awaits her at Columbia University in the 1960s. There, Felicitas falls in love with the worst man for her—with shattering results. Now she must turn again to the company of the women who love her, as she struggles to embrace the future without betraying the past.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Company of Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A superb, stunningly written novel.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rich . . . satisfying . . . a work of vast intelligence and enormous charm.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Gordon \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eFinal Payments, Pearl, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Love of My Youth; \u003c\/i\u003esix works of nonfiction, including the memoirs \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Man \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCircling My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e; and three collections of fic­tion, including \u003ci\u003eThe Stories of Mary Gordon, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was awarded the Story Prize. She has received many other honors, includ­ing a Lila Wallace–Reader’s Digest Writers’ Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an Academy Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She teaches at Barnard College and lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552825659553,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780345483010","price":25.65,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780345483010.jpg?v=1781716944","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-company-of-women-paperback-by-mary-gordon","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}