{"product_id":"the-very-secretive-and-passionate-stella-miles-franklin-9798889661887","title":"The Very Secretive and Passionate Stella Miles Franklin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first novel written about the enigmatic literary legend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A pure delight.\"--\u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Lapierre's best novel so far.\"--\u003cem\u003eLe Nouvel Obs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralia, 1901. Miles Franklin, the young daughter of poor bush farmers, manages to publish her first novel against all odds. A work of remarkable boldness and passion, it becomes an immense success in the English-speaking world. While she strives to maintain her anonymity under a male pseudonym, her identity is revealed and she is exposed to the misogynistic prejudices of her time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRestless, indomitable, and unwilling to be silenced, Miles reinvents herself again and again across three continents. In Sydney, she pens a searing exposé of working women's lives. In America, she throws herself into the suffrage movement. She volunteers with the Serbian Red Cross during the First World War, then joins the radical circles of 1920s Europe, sparring with critics and mingling with writers and artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe forges countless friendships, experiences magnificent loves, and, through it all, nurtures her passion for writing and her ambition for literary success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided by her generosity and sense of humor, Miles eventually returns to Australia, where she will deliver a final blow to the critics who proclaimed that her wit and her genius had dried up. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Lapierre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889661887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLapierre, Alexandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Lapierre\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling French novelist, short story writer, and biographer. She graduated from Sorbonne University and the University of Southern California. Among her works that bring back to life great women and characters neglected by history is the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eArtemisia\u003c\/i\u003e (Vintage, 2012). Her books have been published in more than twenty countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKover, Tina Kover:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eTina Kover\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator whose works include \u003ci\u003eThe Black City\u003c\/i\u003e by George Sand, and Adelaïde Bon's \u003ci\u003eThe Little Girl on the Ice Floe\u003c\/i\u003e. For Europa she translated \u003ci\u003eDisoriental\u003c\/i\u003e by Négar Djavadi, \u003ci\u003eThe Postcard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGabriële\u003c\/i\u003e by Anne Berest, and \u003ci\u003eOlder Brother\u003c\/i\u003e by Mahir Guven. She lives in Durham.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alexandra Lapierre \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48397201834141,"sku":"9798889661887","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6c76ec96-c3f8-4fa8-b838-ec925083097c.jpg?v=1781075991","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-very-secretive-and-passionate-stella-miles-franklin-9798889661887","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}