{"product_id":"mrs-engels","title":"Mrs. Engels - A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e One of Amazon's Top Twenty Books of 2015 • Selected as both a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Fiction of 2015 • Longlisted for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e 2015 First Novel Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The illiterate lover and eventual wife of a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e is the star of this enthralling work of historical fiction.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lizzie has been brought to life with exuberant force.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Impressive. . . . A memorable portrait of a woman looking for a cause of her own, distinct from the one made famous by her husband.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lizzie is as spirited a narrator as a reader could hope to encounter.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe Minneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery little is known about Lizzie Burns, the illiterate Irishwoman and longtime lover of Frederick Engels, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto.\u003c\/i\u003e In Gavin McCrea's debut novel, Lizzie is finally given a voice that won't be forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLizzie is a poor worker in the Manchester, England, mill that Frederick owns. When they move to London to be closer to Karl Marx and family, she must learn to navigate the complex landscapes of Victorian society. We are privy to Lizzie's intimate, wry views on Marx and Engels's mission to spur revolution among the working classes, and to her ambivalence toward her newly circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet despite their profound differences, Lizzie and Frederick are drawn together in this high–spirited love story.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230227333408,"sku":"9781936787296","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781936787296.jpg?v=1770857193","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/mrs-engels","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}