{"product_id":"chase-of-the-wild-goose-mary-gordon-9781739744106","title":"Chase of the Wild Goose","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby, known as the Ladies of Llangollen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"They made a noise in the world which has never since died out, and which we, their spiritual descendants, continue to echo.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLate 18th century Ireland. Two women from noble families - Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby - meet and form an intense romantic friendship. Against the will of their families - and overcoming the many obstacles placed before them - they leave Ireland and finally settle at Plas Newydd, North Wales. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is here they achieve fame and notoriety; it is here they become the Ladies of Llangollen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChase of the Wild Goose \u003c\/em\u003eis the forgotten queer novel of the interwar era - an amiable companion to Woolf's time-travelling \u003cem\u003eOrlando \u003c\/em\u003eand joyful antidote to the misery of \u003cem\u003eThe Well of Loneliness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA historical fiction dedicated to the Ladies of Llangollen, first published by the Hogarth Press in 1936, Gordon's Chase celebrates the search - and psychic need - for queer foremothers, and delights in finding them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new afterword by Nicola Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gordon's spirited, romantic account of the lives of the Ladies of Llangollen is a fascinating piece of queer literary history in its own right. A claiming of kinship, across time, with two remarkable women, it's a deeply feminist work, a celebration of courage and nonconformity. It's also endearingly odd! Part biography, part novel, part spiritual memoir, it's wholly bold and eccentric and I'm delighted to see it reprinted.\" - Sarah Waters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739744101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739744106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lurid Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Mary Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217932071167,"sku":"9781739744106","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_873c3128-499c-4165-9cb4-893873c09ccc.jpg?v=1772000380","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chase-of-the-wild-goose-mary-gordon-9781739744106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}