{"product_id":"hidden-tapestry-debra-dean-9780810136830","title":"Hidden Tapestry: Jan Yoors, His Two Wives, and the War That Made Them One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden Tapestry\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the unforgettable story of Flemish American artist Jan Yoors-childhood vagabond, wartime Resistance fighter, and polyamorous New York bohemian. At the peak of his fame in the 1970s, Yoors's photographs and vast tapestries inspired a dedicated following in his adopted Manhattan and earned him international acclaim. Though his intimate friends guessed the rough outline of his colorful life, \u003ci\u003eHidden Tapestry\u003c\/i\u003e is first to detail his astonishing secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt twelve, Jan's life took an extraordinary and unexpected turn when, lured by stories of Gypsies, he wandered off with a group of Roma and continued to live on-and-off with them and with his own family for several years. As an adult in German-occupied France, Yoors joined the Resistance and persuaded his adoptive Roma family to fight alongside him. Defying repeated arrests and torture by the Gestapo, he worked first as a saboteur and later escorted Allied soldiers trapped behind German lines across the Pyrenees to freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the war, he married childhood friend Annabert van Wettum and embarked on his career as an artist. When a friend of Annabert's, Marianne Citroen, modeled for Yoors, the two began an affair, which led the three to form a polyamorous family that would last for the rest of their lives. Moving to New York, the trio became part of the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTold in arresting detail by Debra Dean, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Madonnas of Leningrad\u003c\/i\u003e, Yoors's story is a luminous and inspiring account of resilience, resourcefulness, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Debra Dean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081013683X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810136830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2018","brand":"Debra Dean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995611726079,"sku":"9780810136830","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a455892-a482-452c-8ef6-0479e3539a5b.jpg?v=1683336793","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hidden-tapestry-debra-dean-9780810136830","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}