{"product_id":"the-long-embrace-raymond-chandler-and-the-woman-he-loved-paperback","title":"The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved - 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\u003eJudith Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond Chandler was among the most original and enduring crime novelists of the twentieth century. Yet much of his pre-writing life, including his unconventional marriage, has remained shrouded in mystery. In this compelling, wholly original book, Judith Freeman sets out to solve the puzzle of who Chandler was and how he became the writer who would create in Philip Marlowe an icon of American culture. Visiting Chandler's many homes and apartments, Freeman uncovers vestiges of the Los Angeles that was Chandler's terrain and inspiration for his imagination. She also uncovers the life of Cissy Pascal, the older, twice-divorced woman Chandler married in 1924. A revelation of a marriage that was a wellspring of need, illusion, and creativity, \u003cb\u003eThe Long Embrace\u003c\/b\u003e provides us with a more complete picture of Raymond Chandler's life and art than any we have had before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four novels--\u003ci\u003eThe Chinchilla Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSet for Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Desert of Pure Feeling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand Red Water\u003c\/i\u003e--and of \u003ci\u003eFamily Attractions\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories. She lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.98 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43599267430535,"sku":"9781400095179","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Um4A-Z6eIQ9781400095179.webp?v=1765623309","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-long-embrace-raymond-chandler-and-the-woman-he-loved-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}