{"product_id":"9780060925499","title":"Feather Crowns: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMason, Bobbie Ann\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/3\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom\u003cbr\u003e prize-winning author Bobbie Ann Mason, a brilliantly wrought novel about the\u003cbr\u003e first woman to give birth to quintuplets in early 1900s America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet\u003cbr\u003ein the apocalyptic atmosphere of 1900—a time when many Americans were looking\u003cbr\u003efor signs foretelling the end of the world—\u003cem\u003eFeather Crowns\u003c\/em\u003e is the\u003cbr\u003estory of a young woman who unintentionally creates a national sensation. A farm\u003cbr\u003ewife living near the small town of Hopewell, Kentucky, Christianna Wheeler\u003cbr\u003egives birth to the first recorded set of quintuplets in North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristie\u003cbr\u003eis suddenly thrown into a swirling storm of public attention. Hundreds of\u003cbr\u003estrangers descend on her home, all wanting to see and touch the \"miracle\u003cbr\u003ebabies.\" The fate of the babies and the bizarre events that follow their\u003cbr\u003ebirths propel Christie and her husband far from home, on a journey that exposes\u003cbr\u003ethem to the turbulent pageant of life at the beginning of the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly\u003cbr\u003edetailed and poignant, \u003cem\u003eFeather Crowns\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on one woman but\u003cbr\u003eopens out ultimately into the chronicle of a time and a people. Written in\u003cbr\u003eBobbie Ann Mason's taut yet lyrical prose, the novel ranges from a peaceful\u003cbr\u003efarming community to a fire-and-brimstone revival camp, from traveling shows to\u003cbr\u003ethe the nation's capital. Moving through the center of it all is Christie, a\u003cbr\u003echarming, headstrong, loving woman who struggles heroically to come to terms\u003cbr\u003ewith the extraordinary events of her long life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeather Crowns\u003c\/em\u003e is an American parable of profound\u003cbr\u003eresonance. Spellbindingly readable, it is a novel of classic stature that\u003cbr\u003econfirmed Bobbie Ann Mason as one of America's most important writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46785820295423,"sku":"9780060925499","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780060925499_s600x595.jpg?v=1780335601","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780060925499","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}