{"product_id":"frida-kahlo-and-my-left-emily-black-9781912559268","title":"Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author's personal examination of how the experiences, art, and disabilities of Frida Kahlo shaped her life as an amputee.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first sight of Frida Kahlo's painting \u003ci\u003eThe Two Fridas\u003c\/i\u003e, Emily Rapp Black felt a connection with the artist. An amputee from childhood, Rapp Black grew up with a succession of prosthetic limbs and learned that she had to hide her disability from the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKahlo sustained lifelong injuries after a horrific bus crash, and her right leg was eventually amputated. In Kahlo's art, Rapp Black recognized her own life, from the numerous operations to the compulsion to create to silence pain. Here she tells her story of losing her infant son to Tay-Sachs, giving birth to a daughter, and learning to accept her body. She writes of how Frida Kahlo inspired her to find a way forward when all seemed lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook cover image: \u003ci\u003eFrida Kahlo, prosthetic limb. Frida Kahlo \u0026amp; Diego Rivera Archives. Bank of Mexico, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Rapp Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912559269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912559268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Notting Hill Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021","brand":"Emily Rapp Black","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049576296703,"sku":"9781912559268","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40046f9f-a21f-4d79-9fe1-a78942f069a1.jpg?v=1685002303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frida-kahlo-and-my-left-emily-black-9781912559268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}