{"product_id":"wheat-and-woman-9780802038135","title":"Wheat and Woman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn established writer before she came to Canada, Georgina Binnie-Clark (1871-1947) settled in Saskatchewan in 1905 to become a farmer.  It was an unlikely ambition for a woman in her day, particularly an English gentlewoman, and in the opinion of many, an impossible one.  The reaction of onlookers was unhesitatingly and unqualifiedly unsupportive.  Binnie-Clark, however, proved their skepticism to be unfounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1914, \u003ci\u003eWheat and Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is an autobiographical account of Georgina Binnie-Clark's first three years on the prairies, the story of how she learned to define and deal with her anomalous position in pre-war prairie society.  Although Binnie-Clark does not dismiss the difficult lessons of life on the land for an 'English greenhorn,' or the loneliness of a woman pursuing what was considered to be a man's job, she emphasizes the unique opportunities for women in Canada.  If life was difficult in Canada, it was impossible, for some, in England.  With a\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359180685655,"sku":"9780802038135","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780802038135.jpg?v=1754123910","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wheat-and-woman-9780802038135","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}