{"product_id":"the-only-wonderful-things-melissa-j-homestead-9780190652876","title":"The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather \u0026 Edith Lewis","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA groundbreaking new look at American novelist Willa Cather's creative process\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat would Willa Cather's widely read and cherished novels have looked like if she had never met magazine editor and copywriter Edith Lewis? In this groundbreaking book on Cather's relationship with her life partner, author Melissa J. Homestead counters the established portrayal of Cather as a solitary genius and reassesses the role that Lewis, who has so far been rendered largely invisible by scholars, played in shaping Cather's work. Inviting Lewis to share the spotlight alongside this pivotal American writer, Homestead argues that Lewis was not just Cather's companion but also her close literary collaborator and editor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on an array of previously unpublished sources, Homestead skillfully reconstructs Cather and Lewis's life together, from their time in New York City to their travels in the American Southwest that formed the basis of the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Professor's House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDeath Comes for the Archbishop\u003c\/em\u003e. After Cather's death and in the midst of the Cold War panic over homosexuality, the story of her life with Edith Lewis could not be told, but by telling it now, Homestead offers a refreshing take on lesbian life in early twentieth-century America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa J. Homestead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019065287X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190652876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022","brand":"Melissa J. Homestead","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049118986495,"sku":"9780190652876","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8301e674-e1ca-4517-9f16-341cbca06b95.jpg?v=1684999740","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-only-wonderful-things-melissa-j-homestead-9780190652876","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}