{"product_id":"vinegar-girl-william-shakespeares-the-taming-of-the-shrew-retold-a-novel-paperback","title":"Vinegar Girl: William Shakespeare's the Taming of the Shrew Retold: A Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Tyler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize winner and American master Anne Tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work - her pre-school charges adore her, but their parents don't always appreciate her unusual opinions and forthright manner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Battista has other problems. After years out in the academic wilderness, he is on the verge of a breakthrough. His research could help millions. There's only one problem: his brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. And without Pyotr, all would be lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Dr. Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, he's relying - as usual - on Kate to help him. Kate is furious: this time he's really asking too much. But will she be able to resist the two men's touchingly ludicrous campaign to bring her around?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Tyler\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty bestselling novels. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated at nineteen from Duke University and went on to do graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University. \u003ci\u003eA Spool of Blue Thread\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Tyler's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling twentieth novel, was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize; her eleventh novel, \u003ci\u003eBreathing Lessons, \u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinegar Girl\u003c\/i\u003e sees Anne Tyler going behind the scenes of one of Shakespeare's most controversial yet enduring (\u003ci\u003eKiss Me Kate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e10 Things I Hate About You\u003c\/i\u003e) plays: \"You how know sometimes a friend will tell you something that happened to her, and you think wait, there must be more to it than that, I'm sure there's another side to this. Well, that's how I've always felt about \u003ci\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380455784626,"sku":"9780804141284","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/81fe59c9ea1b08780f2a1ff70a43a5c3.webp?v=1777784526","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/vinegar-girl-william-shakespeares-the-taming-of-the-shrew-retold-a-novel-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}