{"product_id":"marilyns-dress-graeme-friedman-9781925842500","title":"Marilyn's Dress: Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarilyn's Dress\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e are set in South Africa during the tumultuous years of \u003cstrong\u003eNelson Mandela\u003c\/strong\u003e and beyond, in which the tangled histories of violence and \u003cstrong\u003eapartheid\u003c\/strong\u003e leak into the lives of \u003cstrong\u003eordinary people\u003c\/strong\u003e trying to make sense of what remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Graeme Friedman plunges us into the \u003cstrong\u003erelationships\u003c\/strong\u003e between mother and daughter, author and his writing, student and her subject matter, psychologist and his patient through \u003cstrong\u003eruptures in memory\u003c\/strong\u003e and perception, and reveals the impact of the \u003cstrong\u003elegacies of trauma\u003c\/strong\u003e in a post-democratic South Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from his years as an expert witness in political trials, Friedman delivers a collection \u003cstrong\u003erich \u003c\/strong\u003ewith details, \u003cstrong\u003e insights \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e heartbreaks\u003c\/strong\u003e that renders a perspective into a wounded society riven by an \u003cstrong\u003eunforgiving past\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003eMarilyn's Dress\u003c\/em\u003e is the latest offering by a \u003cstrong\u003emasterful storyteller\u003c\/strong\u003e who knows how to handle the hauntings of humanity with \u003cstrong\u003ecompassion, tenderness \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e nuance\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graeme Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925842509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925842500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanne Fedler Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.47d","brand":"Graeme Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800612679935,"sku":"9781925842500","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marilyns-dress-graeme-friedman-9781925842500","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}