{"product_id":"ecstasy","title":"Ecstasy","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eEcstasy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMary Sharratt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780544800892\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eMariner Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition, First Printing\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the glittering hotbed of turn-of-the-twentieth-century Vienna, one woman's life would define and defy an era\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gustav Klimt gave Alma her first kiss. Gustav Mahler fell in love with her at first sight and proposed only a few weeks later. Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius abandoned all reason to pursue her. Poet and novelist Franz Werfel described her as \"one of the very few magical women that exist.\" But who was this woman who brought these most eminent of men to their knees? In \u003cem\u003eEcstasy, \u003c\/em\u003e Mary Sharratt finally gives one of the most controversial and complex women of her time the center stage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Coming of age in the midst of a creative and cultural whirlwind\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e young, beautiful Alma Schindler yearns to make her mark as a composer. A brand-new era of possibility for women is dawning and she is determined to make the most of it. But Alma loses her heart to the great composer Gustav Mahler, nearly twenty years her senior. He demands that she give up her music as a condition for their marriage. Torn by her love and in awe of his genius, how will she remain true to herself and her artistic passion? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part cautionary tale, part triumph of the feminist spirit, \u003cem\u003eEcstasy\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the true Alma Mahler: composer, author, daughter, sister, mother, wife, lover, and muse.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Ecstasy | Mary Sharratt | Hardcover | 9780544800892 | Used: Like New | Fiction 1624340","offer_id":48322115829912,"sku":"1624340","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/914SBPE6GXL.jpg?v=1773177013","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/ecstasy","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}