{"product_id":"the-parasol-flower-karen-quevillon-9781947548732","title":"The Parasol Flower","description":"In contemporary Paris, Nancy Roach is fed up with her flagging dissertation research and flees to the English countryside to escape the mounting pressure from her dissertation advisor. There, she stumbles upon an illustration of \"The Parasol Flower\" in a nineteenth-century treatise, which draws her into the life of Hannah Inglis, a talented artist who slipped out of art history and into the Malaysian wilderness. Working from Hannah's letters and a cache of paintings, Nancy attempts to reconstruct a pivotal year in Hannah's life. The year is 1896 and Hannah Inglis, a painter, is pushing back against her husband and their circle of ex-patriot friends in British Malaysia, who see her art as an uncivilizing influence. She finds support from two unlikely sources--the intimidating Eva Peterborough, an evolutionary biologist, and the Sikh police sergeant Darshan Singh who assists on treks to paint \u003ci\u003een plein air.\u003c\/i\u003e With their help, she embarks on a search for a rare and legendary specimen--a flower that blooms as big as a lady's parasol. \u003ci\u003eThe Parasol Flower \u003c\/i\u003etraces the borders of science, art, race, and class and establishes new boundaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Quevillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947548735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947548732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regal House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2020","brand":"Karen Quevillon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983716712703,"sku":"9781947548732","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56320ca7-4ff0-4a46-8c2f-e7b1998f3a57.jpg?v=1683268296","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-parasol-flower-karen-quevillon-9781947548732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}