{"product_id":"2026200007546-secondhand-the-second-mrs-hardy","title":"The Second Mrs Hardy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA meticulously researched work of literary biography, The Second Mrs Hardy chronicles the life of Florence Emily Hardy, the largely overlooked second wife of the celebrated Victorian novelist and poet Thomas Hardy. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and diaries, Gittings and Manton uncover the complex, often turbulent reality of Florence's marriage to the aging literary giant, painting a portrait of a woman caught between devotion and quiet desperation. The narrative presents Florence not merely as a footnote to her husband's fame, but as a fully realized individual whose own ambitions, insecurities, and sacrifices shaped the final decades of Hardy's life and legacy. Written with scholarly precision yet an accessible, sympathetic tone, the biography illuminates the private world behind one of English literature's most celebrated figures, restoring Florence Hardy to her rightful place in the story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887900504283,"sku":"2026200007546-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/07953fdb-0770-4c25-a3a5-8ffe101fce4f.png?v=1781748409","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007546-secondhand-the-second-mrs-hardy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}