{"product_id":"lion-womans-legacy-arlene-voski-avakian-9781558610521","title":"Lion Woman's Legacy: An Armenian-American Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \"vivid and engrossing\" narrative of one woman's journey from shame and internal conflict to becoming a liberated, confident, and proud lesbian (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe descendant of survivors of the Armenian genocide, Arlene Avakian was raised in America where she could live free. But even with that freedom, she found herself a prisoner of both her family and society, denying her heritage along with her true sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter marriage and motherhood, Arlene found herself exploring the growing women's lib movement of the 1970s, coming to embrace the strength of her grandmother--known as the Lion Woman--and realizing her full potential and personhood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by her passionate feminism and strengthened by a loving lesbian relationship, Avakian recollects and re-examines her personal history and the story of her courageous grandmother, revealing a legacy of radical politics, fierce independence, and a powerful affirmation of ethnic identity in this \"extremely readable and often painfully honest book\" (\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arlene Voski Avakian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558610529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558610521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.51w x 0.93d","brand":"Arlene Voski Avakian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068600447231,"sku":"9781558610521","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ec94c66-5483-4af7-aee0-3abe37177ed2.jpg?v=1685419946","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lion-womans-legacy-arlene-voski-avakian-9781558610521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}