{"product_id":"the-well-of-loneliness-9798888976395","title":"The Well of Loneliness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1928, there were three lesbian novels published in England: Viriginia Woolf's \u003ci\u003eOrlando: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, Compton Mackenzie's \u003ci\u003eExtraordinary Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and Radclyffe Hall's \u003ci\u003eThe Well of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e. Between them, each book offered then-revolutionary ideas about love, sexuality, and gender; but only one has been banned, welcomed praise, and garnered controversy for almost a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Gordon has always been different. Firstly, she was born a girl against her parent's wishes. Secondly, she is raised to be boyishthe son her father always wantedmuch to her mother's disdain. However, the most damning thing of all is Stephen's love for other women, something society isn't quite ready to accept. While Stephen lives a \u003ci\u003egood\u003c\/i\u003e lifethat is, having wealth and opportunity by virtue of being born into an upper-class aristocratic familyit is far from an easy one. For Stephen, life is a frustrating existence where she does not know the meaning of herself or where she belongs in the worldthat is until she meets Angela Crossby, and comes to know romantic love for the very first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutobiographical in nature, Radclyffe Hall's \u003ci\u003eThe Well of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e is an intensely emotional novel about what it means to be queer in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mint Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360955728215,"sku":"9798888976395","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9798888976395.jpg?v=1754128890","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-well-of-loneliness-9798888976395","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}