{"product_id":"the-life-of-mary-cromer-paperback","title":"The Life of Mary Cromer - 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\u003eVirginia Weir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1906 on a farm in eastern Iowa, Mary Cromer grows up in a world shaped by labor, expectation, and the steady demands of family life. Intelligent and inwardly alert, she finds early refuge in books and language, developing a quiet but persistent inner life that stands in contrast to the limits placed upon her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the years pass, Mary's outward choices narrow through circumstance and obligation. What might have been expansive becomes contained. Yet within that containment, something else deepens-a life of attention, perception, and private meaning that continues to grow even as the visible world contracts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning decades of the twentieth century, \u003cem\u003eThe Life of Mary Cromer\u003c\/em\u003e is a finely observed, character-driven novel set in rural America. Inspired by the life and poetry of a real woman, it offers a portrait of endurance, consciousness, and the often-unseen richness of an ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuiet, precise, and deeply humane, this is a novel about what it means to live fully within constraint-and about the forms of freedom that remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090028876083,"sku":"9781735949048","price":30.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/FT8crMfJe99781735949048.webp?v=1789599295","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-life-of-mary-cromer-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}