{"product_id":"an-unconventional-wife-mary-hoban-9781950354771","title":"An Unconventional Wife: The Life of Julia Sorell Arnold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting biography that shines a shaft of light on a hidden but captivating life, told with the pace, depth, and psychological richness of a great novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Sorell was an original.\u003c\/b\u003e A colonial belle from Tasmania, vivacious and warm-hearted, Julia's marriage to Tom Arnold in 1850 propelled her into one of the most renowned families in England and into a circle that included Lewis Carroll and George Eliot. Her eldest daughter became a bestselling novelist, while her grandchildren included the writer Aldous Huxley, author of \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e, and the evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith these family connections, Julia is a presence in many documented and famous lives, but she is a mostly silent presence. When extracted from her background of colonial life, extracted from the covers of marriage and family life, her story reveals an extraordinary woman, a paradox who defied convention as much as she embraced it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat began as a marriage born of desire soon turned into a relationship riven by discord. Tom's sudden decision to become a Catholic and Julia's refusal to convert with him plunged their lives into a crisis wherein their great love for each other would be pitted against their profoundly different understandings of marriage and religion. It was a conflict that would play out over three decades in a time when science challenged religion, when industrialization challenged agrarian forms, when democracy challenged aristocracy, when women began to challenge men. It was a conflict that would shape not only their own lives and that of their children, but also touch the lives of all those who came into contact with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Hoban\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950354776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950354771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribe Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d","brand":"Mary Hoban","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053042528511,"sku":"9781950354771","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2513841d-214a-4217-873f-c7c51957d59c.jpg?v=1685022078","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-unconventional-wife-mary-hoban-9781950354771","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}