{"product_id":"maggienow-a-novel-isbn-9780062120205","title":"Maggie-Now: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetty Smith, the beloved author of \u003cem\u003eA Tree Grows in Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e, weaves a riveting modern myth out of the experiences of her own life in this rediscovered classic. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Brooklyn's unforgiving urban jungle, Maggie Moore is torn between answering her own needs and catering to the desirous men who dominate her life. Confronted by her quarrelsome Irish immigrant father, the feckless lover who may become her husband, and others, Maggie must learn to navigate a cycle of loss, separation, and hope as she forges her own path toward happiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith characteristic warmth, compelling insight, and easy, conversational prose, Betty Smith's \u003cem\u003eMaggie-Now\u003c\/em\u003e poignantly illuminates one woman's struggles and successes as she grapples with timeless questions of desire, duty, self-sacrifice, and the quest for fulfillment. \u003cem\u003eMaggie-Now\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable masterpiece from one of the twentieth century's greatest talents.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Betty Smith has written a solid and sincere book in \u003cem\u003eMaggie-Now\u003c\/em\u003e. Once more as in \u003cem\u003eA Tree Grows in Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e she gives us a fine assemblage of characters and incidents out of the rich creative remembrance and imaginings of her own life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Green, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of In Abraham’s Bosom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Written with such unobtrusive skill that it seems to flow along as naturally as life itself. . . . Its picture of Irish immigrant life in Brooklyn is filled with the exact details that alone can insure conviction and interest. And because Miss Smith is an artist these details are distributed with a judicious hand so that \u003cem\u003eMaggie-Now\u003c\/em\u003e never is swamped with social documentation in the manner of many novels about urban slums.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888076124389,"sku":"NP9780062120205","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062120205.jpg?v=1730228093","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/maggienow-a-novel-isbn-9780062120205","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}