{"product_id":"a-narrative-compass-betsy-hearne-9780252076114","title":"A Narrative Compass: Stories That Guide Women's Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach of us has a narrative compass, a story that has guided our lifework. In this extraordinary collection, women scholars from a variety of disciplines identify and examine the stories that have inspired them, haunted them, and shaped their research, from \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, from the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen and \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e to Nancy Drew, \u003ci\u003eMary Jane, \u003c\/i\u003e and even the Chinese memoir \u003ci\u003eJottings from the Transcendant's Abode at Mt. Youtai.\u003c\/i\u003e Telling the \"story of her story\" leads each of the essayists to insights about her own approach to studying narratives and to a deeper, often surprising, understanding of the power of imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors are Deyonne Bryant, Minjie Chen, Cindy L. Christiansen, Beverly Lyon Clark, Karen Coats, Wendy Doniger, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, Betsy Hearne, Joanna Hearne, Ann Hendricks, Rania Huntington, Christine Jenkins, Kimberly Lau, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, Maria Tatar, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Roberta Seelinger Trites, Claudia Quintero Ulloa, and Ofelia Zepeda.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Betsy Hearne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252076117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252076114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009","brand":"Betsy Hearne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946370924799,"sku":"9780252076114","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fd61ef1d-f871-42dc-beb1-f9cb1c3fbc6a.jpg?v=1681512764","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-narrative-compass-betsy-hearne-9780252076114","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}