{"product_id":"march-hares-paperback","title":"March Hares - 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\u003eHarold Frederic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapricious, surprising, written to give the Average Man a headache.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\" Henry Harland\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe expression \"mad as a March hare\" is a reflection on the hares excitable and unpredictable behavior during their March mating season. They leap into the air and the female tests the male by making him chase her over several miles, if he catches her, she'll mate with him; if not, \"he was poor paternal material anyway.\" If a female isn't ready to mate with a male who is chasing her, she might stand up and throw a couple of punches right at him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in London, \u003cstrong\u003eMarch Hares\u003c\/strong\u003e is a story that chronicle the romance of two people: \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Mosscrop\u003c\/strong\u003e who, on the morning of his thirtieth birthday, finds himself standing against the railing of Westminster Bridge ready to jump and \u003cstrong\u003eVestalia\u003c\/strong\u003e, the woman with whom he falls in love and finds a new meaning to his life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVestalia\u003c\/strong\u003e tells \u003cstrong\u003eDavid\u003c\/strong\u003e that, having met him, she feels as if she is in fairyland and the two agree to act as though they are. This none-too-subtle device allows the author a degree of lightness that he exploits fully. As the novel progresses it begins to take on the attributes of a fairy tale: false identities are uncovered, family histories exposed, a rich and generous uncle appears, a secondary love-plot entwines itself with the first.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe characters of the novel are in no way tied to reality; besides their need for food, their demeanor and actions come across as insane. It is fiction posing as reality posing as fiction, teetering on modernism but finally resisting it and resorting instead to mock-naturalism. It is partly the stuff of popular romance, but the author plays with the genre, undermining the narrative by irony and unintentional lapses in mood from the sublime to the trivial to the ridiculous.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarch Hares\u003c\/strong\u003e is an original, witty, and delightful story, a fantasy of meetings and separations, discoveries and denouements. The novel subverts itself openly and joyously, enjoying its contradictions and uncertainties, celebrating its own willfulness with overt and tantalizing shifts between reality and imagination. However, reality is seldom allowed to obtrude, or to interfere with the plot. When it does, it is swiftly undermined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarold Frederic\u003c\/strong\u003e was an American journalist and novelist. Born in New York in 1856, \u003cstrong\u003eFrederic\u003c\/strong\u003e moved to London in 1884 to work as correspondent of the \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eFrederic\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote several early stories, but it was not until he published \u003cstrong\u003eIllumination\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Damnation of Theron Ware) followed by \u003cstrong\u003eGloria Mundi\u003c\/strong\u003e that his talent as a novelist was fully realized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarold Frederic was an American journalist and novelist. Born in New York in 1856, Frederic moved to London in 1884 to work as correspondent of the New York Times. Frederic wrote several early stories, but it was not until he published Illumination (The Damnation of Theron Ware) followed by Gloria Mundi that his talent as a novelist was fully realized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48046949826711,"sku":"9781943341047","price":8.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4552\/4631\/files\/5PD02_0G8B9781943341047.webp?v=1784813442","url":"https:\/\/leyambercollective.com\/products\/march-hares-paperback","provider":"Ley Amber Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}