{"product_id":"awakening-other-stories-4","title":"Awakening \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders and critics were scandalized by \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e when it was first published, but it is now regarded as among the boldest and earliest examples of feminist fiction. It is published here with a selection of Chopin’s strikingly perceptive short stories and introduced by Dr J. Michelle Coghlan, a specialist in American literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, Edna Pontellier is on holiday with her husband and two young children at a sleepy resort town on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. There, she is pursued by the charming and unmarried Robert Lebrun. Edna doesn’t play by the rules; flirtation turns into an affair that awakens in Edna her desire to break away from her passionless marriage, her children and the strict conventions of nineteenth-century society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317649252734,"sku":"NW9781509854127","price":10.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781509854127.jpg?v=1778722483","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/awakening-other-stories-4","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}