{"product_id":"how-do-i-love-thee-by-nancy-moser","title":"How do I Love Thee? by Nancy Moser","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 4 of Ladies of History\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Barrett is a published poet--and a virtual prisoner in her own home. Blind family loyalty ties her to a tyrannical father who forbids any of his children from marrying. Bedridden by a chronic illness, Elizabeth has resigned herself to simply existing. She escapes through her imagination and crafts richly textured poetry that gives voice to her longings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, one day, she receives a letter from admiring poet, Robert Browning. This one letter prompts an exchange of passionate letters, clandestine meetings, and results in the penning of the famous \u003cem\u003eSonnets from the Portuguese.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove all else,  Elizabeth discovers that it is never too late for love.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I will die soon.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy brother Edward leaned to an elbow on the company side of my bed. \"oh posh, Ba. You've been dying for years and you are still with us.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was right. Although I had celebrated a childhood of good health, the journey thogh my teen years, my twenties, and now my thirties had been greatly spent in a position of recline. And decline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46776882757858,"sku":null,"price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/HistoricalHowDoILoveThee-Moser.png?v=1755810818","url":"https:\/\/yvbmmp-18.myshopify.com\/products\/how-do-i-love-thee-by-nancy-moser","provider":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}