{"product_id":"portrait-of-a-feminist-marianna-marlowe-9781647427528","title":"Portrait of a Feminist: A Memoir in Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eInfused with a passion for justice, this sublime, expansive memoir by a Peruvian American feminist California writer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewill appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eCrying in H Mart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow to Raise a Feminist Son\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough braided memories that flash against the present day, \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the evolution of Marianna Marlowe's identity as a biracial and multicultural woman--from her childhood in California, Peru, and Ecuador to her adulthood as an academic, a wife, and a mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow does the inner life of a feminist develop? How does a writer observe the world around her and kindle, from her earliest memories, a flame attuned to the unjust? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith writing that is simultaneously wise and shimmering, nuanced and direct, Marlowe confronts her own experiences with the hallmarks of patriarchy. Interweaving stories of life as the child of a Catholic Peruvian mother and an atheist American father in a family that lived many years abroad, she examines realities familiar to so many of us--unequal marriages, class structures, misogynist literature, and patriarchal religion. \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e explores the essential questions of feminism in our time: \u003ci\u003eWhat does it look like to live in defense of feminism?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHow should feminism be evolving today?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marianna Marlowe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647427525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647427528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Marianna Marlowe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372655628543,"sku":"9781647427528","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5a568d7-7b54-418d-a6c9-af69970e5507.jpg?v=1732726571","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/portrait-of-a-feminist-marianna-marlowe-9781647427528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}