Becoming the Ex-Wife
€ 30,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780520409637 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Marsha Gordon |
| Editora | University of California Press |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 314 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,442 |
| Data de Publicação | 06/08/2024 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 29,15 |
| Imposto | € 1,75 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 30,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 2 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
"Makes an excellent case for Parrott as an unjustly forgotten historical figure."—The New Yorker"Remind[s] us of the brazenly talented women sidelined by convention."—New York Times The riveting biography of Ursula Parrott—best-selling author, Hollywood screenwriter, and voice for the modern woman. Credited with popularizing the label "ex-wife" in 1929, Ursula Parrott wrote provocatively about divorcées, career women, single mothers, work-life balance, and a host of new challenges facing modern women. Her best sellers, Hollywood film deals, marriages and divorces, and run-ins with the law made her a household name. Part biography, part cultural history, Becoming the Ex-Wife establishes Parrott's rightful place in twentieth-century American culture, uncovering her neglected work and keen insights into American women's lives during a period of immense social change. Although she was frequently dismissed as a "woman's writer," reading Parrott's writing today makes it clear that she was a trenchant philosopher of modernity—her work was prescient, anticipating issues not widely raised until decades after her decline into obscurity. With elegant wit and a deft command of the archive, Marsha Gordon tells a timely story about the life of a woman on the front lines of a culture war that is still raging today.