{"product_id":"a-summer-to-be-9780803232433","title":"A Summer to Be","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsabel Garland Lord offers an honest and revealing memoir of growing up in the shadow of her famous father, the pioneering realist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hamlin Garland. Written in the 1960s, \u003cem\u003eA Summer to Be\u003c\/em\u003e movingly weaves the story of Lord's own coming of age that is also a snapshot of American literary culture during the first decades of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eA Summer to Be\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate glimpse at Garland’s life during the twentieth century when the radical realist became a conservative arbiter of literary standards and when the roving bachelor became a loving father and a controlling patriarch. . . . In editing this work, Keith Newlin has performed a great literary service, his introduction and notes providing the context that unifies the work.”—Roark Mulligan, \u003ci\u003eStudies in American Naturalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Keith Newlin's superb introduction and notes contextualize the memoir and make it a valuable addition to Garland scholarship.\"—Marcia Noe, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of IllustrationsForeword by Victoria Doyle-JonesIntroduction by Keith Newlin1. The Beginning2. Chicago3. West Salem4. Fire5. West and East6. Onteora7. England8. A Singer9. The Stage10. Marriage11. Home12. A Meeting13. Work14. Love15. Flight16. An Answer17. Christmas18. Peace19. The Journal20. Autumn21. Goodbye22. Return23. The Valley24. The End of the TrailIndex","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405248864599,"sku":"9780803232433","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803232433.jpg?v=1730489275","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-summer-to-be-9780803232433","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}