{"product_id":"a-womans-battles-and-transformations-douard-louis-9781250872159","title":"A Woman's Battles and Transformations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman's Battles and Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of the author's mother by the acclaimed writer of the international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe End of Eddy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, ﾉdouard Louis finds a photograph of his mother from twenty years ago. A picture of a happy young woman full of hopes and dreams. Growing up, ﾉdouard knew only his mother's sadness, as she found herself trapped in the humdrum life of a housewife, and her struggles against the dominant world of men. What happened in those years since the photo was taken? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, at the age of forty-five, his mother frees herself from this oppression. She leaves her husband and her old life behind to start anew in Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman's Battles and Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e is ﾉdouard Louis's most tender book yet. It reckons with the cruel systems that govern our lives, with politics and power--and with the possibility of escape. It is an exquisite and loving portrait of a mother, and an honoring of her self-discovery and liberation as she chooses to live on her own terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e ﾉdouard Louis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250872154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250872159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.50w x 0.40d","brand":"ﾉdouard Louis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080661332223,"sku":"9781250872159","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d056854-19d4-47ce-87fb-3ec45dbfdd86.jpg?v=1685488079","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-womans-battles-and-transformations-douard-louis-9781250872159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}