{"product_id":"possessing-the-secret-of-joy-alice-walker-9781595583642","title":"Possessing the Secret of Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"a lavishly gifted writer,\" this is the searing story of Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e whose fateful decision to submit to the \u003ci\u003etsunga's\u003c\/i\u003e knife and be genitally mutilated leads to a trauma that informs her life and fatefully alters her existence. \u003ci\u003ePossessing the Secret of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, out of print for a number of years, was the first novel to deal with this controversial topic and managed to do so in a manner that \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e called \"masterful, honorable, and unforgettable storytelling.\" The New Press is proud to bring the book back into print with a new preface by the author addressing the book's initial reception and the changed attitudes toward female genital mutilation that have come about in part because of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595583645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595583642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.57w x 0.79d","brand":"Alice Walker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043831607551,"sku":"9781595583642","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bcce7f1d-549d-454f-a825-e0b6362e1d4a.jpg?v=1684969386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/possessing-the-secret-of-joy-alice-walker-9781595583642","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}