Maria Jameson is having an affair--a passionate, lifechanging
affair. She asks: Is it possible to love two men at once? Must this
new romance mean an end to love with her husband?For answers, she
reaches across the centuries to George Sand, the maverick French
novelist who took many lovers. Immersing herself in the life of
this revolutionary woman, Maria struggles with the choices women
make and wonders if women in the nineteenth century might have been
more free, in some ways, than their twenty-first-century
counterparts.
Here, Rosalind Brackenbury creates a beautiful portrait of the
ways in which women are connected across history. Two narratives
delicately intertwine--following George through her affair with
Frederic Chopin, following Maria through her affair with an Irish
professor--and bring us a novel that explores the personal and the
historical, the demands of self and the mysteries of the heart.
Sharply insightful, "Becoming George Sand" asks how we make our
lives feel vibrant while still acknowledging the gifts of our
pasts, and challenges our understanding of love in all its
forms--sparkling and new, mature, rekindled, and renewed.
General
Imprint: |
Mariner Books,US
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2011 |
First published: |
March 2011 |
Authors: |
Rosalind Brackenbury
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 141 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
295 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-547-37054-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Romance >
Historical
|
LSN: |
0-547-37054-7 |
Barcode: |
9780547370545 |
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