{"product_id":"mrs-mark-twain-the-life-of-olivia-langdon-clemens-1845-1904-paperback","title":"Mrs. Mark Twain: The Life of Olivia Langdon Clemens, 1845-1904 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Naparsteck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichele Cardulla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the first book-length biography of Olivia Langdon Clemens, Mark Twain's wife. Livy was an intelligent, well-educated woman of Victorian values and sensibilities who lived a charmed and tragic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Raised in the wealthiest family in Elmira, New York, she married the man destined to become the best known American in the world. She befriended the literary elite of America and Europe, traveled the globe, dined with royalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Yet her life was filled with tragedy. Her son was born prematurely and died at 19 months. Her oldest daughter died of spinal meningitis at 24. Her youngest daughter was an epileptic. Her husband's bad investments drove the family into bankruptcy. Her frail health kept her bedridden for years at a time. Yet through all this, she and her husband shared a family life filled with love and tenderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Naparsteck\u003c\/b\u003e has published two novels, a collection of short stories, and a book of writing advice. He writes fulltime and lives in Rochester, New York. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Cardulla\u003c\/b\u003e is editor and publisher of \u003ci\u003eLake Affect\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in Rochester, New York. She is a regular contributor to several magazines in upstate New York, and is an art teacher. She lives in Rochester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48758760997112,"sku":"9780786472611","price":56.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/kXX6gD_Njr9780786472611.webp?v=1780350642","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/mrs-mark-twain-the-life-of-olivia-langdon-clemens-1845-1904-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}