{"product_id":"palmerino-melissa-pritchard-9781934137680","title":"Palmerino","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A writer at the height of her powers.\" ―\u003cb\u003eOprah.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs not empathy that consciousness leading us, unwitting, into the realm of spirits, avatars, even demons? Are not the dead still trying to reach the living?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Palmerino, the British enclave in rural Italy where Violet Paget, known to the world by her pen name and male persona, Vernon Lee, held court. In imagining the real life of this brilliant, lesbian polymath known for her chilling supernatural stories, Pritchard creates a multilayered tale in which the dead writer inhabits the heart and mind of her lonely, modern-day biographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositing the art of biography as an act of resurrection and possession, this novel brings to life a vividly detailed, subtly erotic tale about secret loves and the fascinating artists and intellectuals--Oscar Wilde, John Singer Sargent, Henry James, Robert Browning, Bernard Berenson--who challenged and inspired each other during an age of repression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Pritchard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003ePalmerino\u003c\/i\u003e, the short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Odditorium\u003c\/i\u003e, and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eA Solemn Pleasure: To Imagine, Witness, and Write\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. Emeritus Professor of English and Women's Studies at Arizona State University, she now lives in Columbus, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Pritchard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934137685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934137680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2013 pg. 26","brand":"Melissa Pritchard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983826551039,"sku":"9781934137680","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24c1d3eb-d8a3-45f1-8655-e289362a4cf3.jpg?v=1683268948","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/palmerino-melissa-pritchard-9781934137680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}