Are Parents People? (1924) is a collection of stories by Alice Duer
Miller. Inspired by her work as an activist for women's suffrage,
Miller explores themes of independence, agency, and female desire
while illuminating the subject of divorce. Her work was adapted
into a 1925 comedy film starring Betty Bronson, Florence Vidor, and
Adolphe Menjou. "There they were-her mother looking down at her so
calmly from the gallery and her father waiting so confidently for
her below, each unaware of the other's presence. What in thunder
was she going to do?" As the chairman of her school's
self-government committee, Lita Hazlitt is a young woman committed
to order. Seeing her parents in the same room for the first time
since their acrimonious divorce, she longs for them to reunite so
that their family can return to its former state. When her attempts
at reconciliation fall on deaf ears, Lita begins to act out,
threatening her parents with scandal by spending time with an
older, married man. In each of its nine stories, Are Parents
People? explores the politics of divorce in middle to upper class
American families. Witty and heartbreaking, Miller's work is an
utterly human look at the shortcomings of marriage in modern life.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Alice Duer Miller's Are Parents People?
is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
General
| Imprint: |
West Margin Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Mint Editions |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Authors: |
Alice Duer Miller
|
| Contributors: |
Mint Editions
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 127mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards
|
| Pages: |
202 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5131-3245-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-5131-3245-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781513132457 |
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