Results for "Harrison, Kathryn"

Introduction by Kathryn Harrison Commentary by Nathaniel Hawthorne, W. D. Howells, and Carl Van Doren   A stark tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s exploration of the dicho... Read More about The Scarlet Letter (Modern Library Classics)

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING THE CROWN’S EMMA CORRIN AND UNBROKEN’S JACK O’CONNELLIntroduction by Kathryn Harrison   Inspired by the long-standing affair between D. H. Lawrence’s German wife and an Italian peasant, Lady Chatterley’s Lover follows the intense passions of Constance ... Read More about Lady Chatterley's Lover (Modern Library Classics)

In this acclaimed and groundbreaking memoir, Kathryn Harrison transforms into a work of art the darkest passage imaginable in a young woman’s life: an obsessive love affair between father and daughter that begins when she, at age twenty, is reunited with the father whose absence had haunted her yout... Read More about The Kiss: A Memoir

A young girl and her Nana hold a special bond that blooms in the surroundings of Nana's magical garden. Then one day, the girl finds many weeds in the garden. She soon discovers that her beloved Nana has Alzheimer's Disease; an illness that affects an adult brain with tangles that get in the way of ... Read More about Weeds in Nana's Garden: A heartfelt story of love that helps explain Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias.

Kathryn Harrison gives us a Joan of Arc for our time—a shining exemplar of unshakable faith, extraordinary courage, and self-confidence on the battlefield, in the royal court, during a brutally rigged inquisition and imprisonment, and in the face of her death. In this new take on Joan’s story, Harri... Read More about Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured

Ein junges M dchen und ihre Omi haben eine besondere Verbindung, die in der Umgebung von Omi's magischem Garten aufbl ht. Dann eines Tages, bemerkt das M dchen viele Unkr uter im Garten. Sie entdeckt bald, dass ihre geliebte Omi die Alzheimer-Krankheit hat; eine Krankheit, bei der sich ungesunde Wuc... Read More about Unkraut in Omi's Garten: Eine einfühlsame Geschichte einer besonderen Liebe, die hilft, die Alzheimer Krankheit und andere Demenzerkrankungen k