The Education of Harriet Hatfield: A Novel - Softcover

Sarton, May

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393310299 ISBN 13: 9780393310290

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1990

Synopsis

“Harriet Hatfield begins a new life at the age of 60 after her lover of 30 years has died and left her comfortably well off. But when Harriet opens a bookstore for women in a blue-collar neighborhood of Boston, she is viciously attacked for her lesbianism. Ms. Sarton's powerful portrayal of the shy, reserved woman's battle becomes a moving statement about the place of the outsider in our world―and the necessity of following the human heart.” ―Dallas Morning News

When Harriet Hatfield opens a bookstore for women in a blue-collar neighborhood near Boston, she is bombarded by anonymous threats. And when the Boston Globe reports "Lesbian Bookstore Owner Threatened", her education in the narrow-mindedness of her fellow man―and woman―begins.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'Harriet Hatfield begins a new life at the age of 60 after her lover of 30 years has died and left her comfortably well off. But when Harriet opens a bookstore for women in a blue-collar neighborhood of Boston, she is viciously attacked for her lesbianism. Ms. Sarton's powerful potrayal of the shy, reserved woman's battle becomes a moving statement about the place of the outsider in our world-and the necessity of following the human heart.'

About the Author:

May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0393310299
• ISBN 13: 9780393310290
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 324