{"product_id":"lodore-by-mary-shelley-9781454947226","title":"Lodore","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso published as \u003cem\u003eThe Beautiful Widow\u003c\/em\u003e, Mary Shelley's penultimate novel explores the web of relationships between three women, bound together by the exacting Lord Lodore: his estranged wife Cornelia, a woman ruled by her mother and the norms of aristocratic society; his daughter Ethel, raised in the wilderness of Illinois and utterly dependent on her father; and finally, the independent and highly educated Fanny Derham, the daughter of Lodore's childhood friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt first glance, \u003cem\u003eLodore\u003c\/em\u003e appears to be a 'silver fork' novel—a popular romance genre from the Regency era about life in fashionable society. Yet Shelley's take imbues the story with subversive critiques of domesticity and masculinity. Long considered the most Jane Austen-like of Mary Shelley's novels, \u003cem\u003eLodore\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand this brilliant feminist writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383898652908,"sku":"9781454947226","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/124523482706.jpg?v=1773387202","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/lodore-by-mary-shelley-9781454947226","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}