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ISBN
1558614761
EAN
9781558614765
Date of Publication
2004-11-18
Publication Name
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Type
Paperback / softback
Release Title
Now, Voyager (Femmes Fatales)
Artist
Olive Higgins Prouty,
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Publisher
Feminist Press at T.H.E. City University of New York
ISBN-10
1558614761
ISBN-13
9781558614765
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30793427

Product Key Features

Book Title
Now, Voyager
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Psychological, Contemporary Women, Feminist, Family Life, Literary, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Romance / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Fiction
Author
Olive Higgins Prouty
Book Series
Femmes Fatales Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

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LCCN
2004-010066
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"Like the film it inspired, Olive Higgins Prouty's Now, Voyager is as striking for the conventions it bucks as for the ones it embraces: a vivid reminder of a time when people crossed the ocean in liners and wore hats, and a hymn to an American ideal of social, moral, and emotional independence."-- David Leavitt, author of Equal Affections "At last we have the moon and the stars: at last, that is, the public can read a novel on which one of Hollywood's most stirring melodramas is based. The movie Now, Voyager , a love story as well as a film about mothers and daughters, has fascinated female, feminist, and even -- despite its heated heterosexual romance -- lesbian and gay viewers and critics. The novel promises to enhance our pleasurable perplexity about the film's many enigmas concerning the nature of women's most passionate attachments." -- Tania Modleski, author of Loving With a Vengeance "What a satisfying book. At once tough-minded and terribly romantic, it sweeps us up in an ageless tale of love while foreshadowing today's notions of sexual liberation, emotional wholeness, and personal independence. Prouty is a wonderful writer, and her Charlotte Vale a timeless and very sophisticated Cinderella." -- Patricia Gaffney, author of The Saving Graces, "Like the film it inspired, Olive Higgins Prouty's Now, Voyager is as striking for the conventions it bucks as for the ones it embraces: a vivid reminder of a time when people crossed the ocean in liners and wore hats, and a hymn to an American ideal of social, moral, and emotional independence."-- David Leavitt, author of Equal Affections "At last we have the moon and the stars: at last, that is, the public can read a novel on which one of Hollywood's most stirring melodramas is based. The movie Now, Voyager , a love story as well as a film about mothers and daughters, has fascinated female, feminist, and even--despite its heated heterosexual romance--lesbian and gay viewers and critics. The novel promises to enhance our pleasurable perplexity about the film's many enigmas concerning the nature of women's most passionate attachments." -- Tania Modleski, author of Loving With a Vengeance "What a satisfying book. At once tough-minded and terribly romantic, it sweeps us up in an ageless tale of love while foreshadowing today's notions of sexual liberation, emotional wholeness, and personal independence. Prouty is a wonderful writer, and her Charlotte Vale a timeless and very sophisticated Cinderella." -- Patricia Gaffney, author of The Saving Graces, "Like the film it inspired, Olive Higgins Prouty's Now, Voyager is as striking for the conventions it bucks as for the ones it embraces: a vivid reminder of a time when people crossed the ocean in liners and wore hats, and a hymn to an American ideal of social, moral, and emotional independence."--David Leavitt, author of Equal Affections "At last we have the moon and the stars: at last, that is, the public can read a novel on which one of Hollywood's most stirring melodramas is based. The movie Now, Voyager, a love story as well as a film about mothers and daughters, has fascinated female, feminist, and even--despite its heated heterosexual romance--lesbian and gay viewers and critics. The novel promises to enhance our pleasurable perplexity about the film's many enigmas concerning the nature of women's most passionate attachments." --Tania Modleski, author of Loving With a Vengeance "What a satisfying book. At once tough-minded and terribly romantic, it sweeps us up in an ageless tale of love while foreshadowing today's notions of sexual liberation, emotional wholeness, and personal independence. Prouty is a wonderful writer, and her Charlotte Vale a timeless and very sophisticated Cinderella." --Patricia Gaffney, author of The Saving Graces
Synopsis
The captivating novel of a woman's self-realization that inspired the Bette Davis 1943 cult classic film., "Don't let's ask for the moon We have the stars " The film that concludes with Bette Davis's famous words, reaffirmed Davis's own stardom and changed the way Americans smoked cigarettes. But few contemporary fans of this story of a woman's self-realization know its source. Olive Higgins Prouty's 1941 novel Now, Voyager provides an even richer, deeper portrait of the inner life of its protagonist and the society she inhabits. Viewed from a distance of more than 60 years, it also offers fresh and quietly radical takes on psychiatric treatment, traditional family life, female desire, and women's agency. Boston blueblood Charlotte Vale has led an unhappy, sheltered life. Dowdy, repressed, and pushing forty, Charlotte finds salvation in the unlikely form of a nervous breakdown, placing her at a sanitarium, where she undergoes treatment to rebuild her ravaged self-esteem and uncover her true intelligence and charm. Femmes Fatales restores to print the best of women's writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era. Enjoy the series: Bedelia ; Bunny Lake Is Missing ; By Cecile ; The G-String Murders ; The Girls in 3-B ; Laura ; The Man Who Loved His Wife ; Mother Finds a Body ; Now, Voyager ; Return to Lesbos ; Skyscraper ; Stranger on Lesbos ; Stella Dallas ; Women's Barracks ., That iconic American melodrama that inspired the 1943 cult classic film starring Bette Davis. "Don't let's ask for the moon! We have the stars!" The film Now, Voyager concludes with these famous words, which reaffirmed Bette Davis's own stardom and changed the way Americans smoked cigarettes. But few fans of this rich story know its source. Olive Higgins Prouty's 1941 novel provides a rich, complex portrait of the inner life of its protagonist and the society she inhabits. Over half a century later, it still offers fresh and quietly radical takes on psychiatric treatment, traditional family life, female desire, and women's agency. Boston blueblood Charlotte Vale has led an unhappy, sheltered life. Dowdy, repressed, and pushing forty, Charlotte finds salvation in the unlikely form of a nervous breakdown, placing her at a sanitarium, where she undergoes treatment to rebuild her ravaged self-esteem and uncover her true intelligence and charm. Femmes Fatales restores to print the best of women's writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era.
LC Classification Number
PS3531.R863N69 2004

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  • by pamdo70
    27 Jul, 2021

    If you're familiar with the movie, you'll love the book.

    "Now,Voyager" has always been my favorite movie, but I never realized that the movie was based on a book. After finding this out recently, I wanted to read the book, and I'm glad I did! First, the movie is a very good translation of the book, even to importing huge chunks of the dialogue from the book. There are some minor differences, but nothing that has a major impact either way. Second, although on the surface, this is an enjoyable romantic tale, on second look there are deeper nuances that are worth exploring. In the edition of the book that I purchased, these are gone into in depth by a feminist in an afterword.

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  • by cianabatu
    18 Jun, 2019

    Wonderful book

    I have always loved the movie but had never read the book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. There is so much more in the book than what can be conveyed in a two-hour movie. I highly recommend the book!

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