{"product_id":"three-lives-the-stories-gertrude-stein-9781528719421","title":"Three Lives - The Stories of the Good Anna, Melanctha and the Gentle Lena;With an Introduction by Sherwood Anderson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1909 work of fiction by American writer Gertrude Stein. It is split into three independent stories, all set in the fictional American town of Bridgepoint.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Anna\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of those stories and concentrates on a lower middle-class servant called Anna Federner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelanctha\u003c\/i\u003e is the longest of the stories and centres around distinctions and blending of sex, race, gender, and female health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe final story, \u003ci\u003eThe Gentle Lena\u003c\/i\u003e, focuses on the life of the eponymous Lena, a German girl brought to Bridgepoint by her cousin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGertrude Stein (1874-1946) was an American poet, novelist, art collector, and playwright who famously hosted a Paris salon frequented by the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, and Ernest Hemingway. Other notable works by this author include: \u003ci\u003eWhite Wines\u003c\/i\u003e (1913), \u003ci\u003eTender Buttons - Objects. Food. Rooms.\u003c\/i\u003e (1914), and \u003ci\u003eAn Exercise in Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (1917).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead \u0026amp; Co. Classics is proudly republishing this classic work now in a new edition complete with an introductory essay by Sherwood Anderson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gertrude Stein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1528719425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781528719421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read \u0026amp; Co. Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d","brand":"Gertrude Stein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944890597631,"sku":"9781528719421","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4eebd5ae-1bc4-4793-b59c-d795ec0abeb3.jpg?v=1681505582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-lives-the-stories-gertrude-stein-9781528719421","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}