{"product_id":"love-goes-to-press-a-comedy-in-three-acts-paperback","title":"Love Goes to Press: A Comedy in Three Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha Gellhorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVirginia Cowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSandra Spanier\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the aftermath of World War II, \u003cem\u003eLove Goes to Press\u003c\/em\u003e opened in London in 1946 and on Broadway in 1947. At the time a relief for the survivors of Blitzkrieg and ration cards, today it is a devilishly entertaining portrayal of the Battle of the Sexes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this romantic farce, set in a press camp on the Italian front in 1944, two women war correspondents--smart, sexy, and famous for scooping their male competitors--struggle to balance their professional lives with their love lives. The American literary tradition is replete with stories of \"men without women,\" but in \u003cem\u003eLove Goes to Press\u003c\/em\u003e Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles have created a world of \"women without men.\" Complications ensue when one of our heroines unexpectedly encounters her ex-husband, a famous writer whom she had divorced on the grounds of plagiarism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Bison Books edition features a preface and an updated afterword by Sandra Spanier discussing her recent archival discoveries, her experience of working with Gellhorn to publish the play for the first time, and the strong resemblance of the leading man to Gellhorn's ex-husband, Ernest Hemingway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha Gellhorn (1908-98) had a six-decade career as a war correspondent and published sixteen books, including six novels, short fiction, and two collections of journalistic articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginia Cowles (1912-83) also began her career as a war correspondent and wrote fifteen books of nonfiction, including the 1941 bestseller \u003cem\u003eLooking for Trouble\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra Spanier is a professor of English at Pennsylvania State University, general editor of the Hemingway Letters Project, and author and editor of several books, including \u003cem\u003eKay Boyle: Artist and Activist\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha Gellhorn (1908-98) had a six-decade career as a war correspondent and published sixteen books, including six novels, short fiction, and two collections of journalistic articles. Virginia Cowles (1912-83) also began her career as a war correspondent and wrote fifteen books of nonfiction, including the 1941 bestseller \u003ci\u003eLooking for Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e. Sandra Spanier is a professor of English at Pennsylvania State University, general editor of the Hemingway Letters Project, and author and editor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eKay Boyle: Artist and Activist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.76 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451557560498,"sku":"9780803226777","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e584eeff2e59c22b8498816dd17a66ed.webp?v=1778797303","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/love-goes-to-press-a-comedy-in-three-acts-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}