{"product_id":"the-yellow-wallpaper-charlotte-perkins-gilman-9781806299119","title":"The Yellow Wallpaper: A Groundbreaking Story of Madness, Confinement \u0026 Feminine Identity Lost in Shadows (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)","description":"\u003cem\u003eWhat if the room meant to heal you slowly stole your mind?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1892, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Yellow Wallpaper\u003c\/strong\u003e remains an electrifying indictment of patriarchal \"cures\" for female unrest and a cornerstone of feminist literature. Charlotte Perkins Gilman draws on her own harrowing experience with postpartum depression and the infamous \"rest cure\" to craft a story as claustrophobic as it is revolutionary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfined by her well-meaning physician husband, the unnamed narrator secretly records the wallpaper's grotesque vines and phantom women trapped behind its bars. As days blur and shadows writhe, her journal becomes an act of rebellion-an urgent plea for selfhood against the suffocating weight of domestic expectation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Discover in This Edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Chilling Descent into Psychosis\u003c\/strong\u003e - Watch the narrator's lively observations spiral into nightmarish hallucination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context of the Rest Cure\u003c\/strong\u003e - Understand the real medical regime that turned convalescence into captivity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeminist Awakening\u003c\/strong\u003e - Trace the birth of modern feminist critique through Gilman's razor-sharp prose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSymbolism of Space \u0026amp; Color\u003c\/strong\u003e - Decode the wallpaper's shifting pattern as mirror of repression and revolt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy \u0026amp; Influence\u003c\/strong\u003e - See why writers from Sylvia Plath to Carmen Maria Machado cite this tale as foundational.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're exploring mental-health history, women's rights, or Gothic suspense, this unforgettable narrative invites you to peel back the paper and confront the voices society tries to silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlotte Perkins Gilman,Tim Zengerink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1806299119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781806299119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Charlotte Perkins Gilman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47520942358783,"sku":"9781806299119","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5823617-44d2-4527-9de3-0f98bbcea5ee.jpg?v=1762887859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-yellow-wallpaper-charlotte-perkins-gilman-9781806299119","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}