{"product_id":"lydia-cassat-reading-the-morning-paper","title":"Lydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHarriet Scott Chessman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781583222720\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSeven Stories Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2001\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e164\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\u003eHarriet Scott Chessman takes us into the world of Mary Cassatt's early Impressionist paintings through Mary's sister Lydia, whom the author sees as Cassatt's most inspiring muse. Chessman hauntingly brings to life Paris in 1880, with its thriving art world. The novel's subtle power rises out of a sustained inquiry into art's relation to the ragged world of desire and mortality. Ill with Bright's disease and conscious of her approaching death, Lydia contemplates her world narrowing. With the rising emotional tension between the loving sisters, between one who sees and one who is seen, Lydia asks moving questions about love and art's capacity to remember. Chessman illuminates Cassatt's brilliant paintings and creates a compelling portrait of the brave and memorable model who inhabits them with such grace. Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper includes five full-color plates, the entire group of paintings Mary Cassatt made of her sister.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Lydia Cassat Reading the Morning Paper | Harriet Scott Chessman | Hardcover | 9781583222720 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks G 1766322","offer_id":49376920993944,"sku":"1766322","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81JEkjrThpL.jpg?v=1783022937","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/lydia-cassat-reading-the-morning-paper","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}