{"product_id":"the-memory-room-mary-rakow-9781593760182","title":"The Memory Room","description":"The novel opens with Barbara, who, after remembering incidents of torture at the hands of her father, has quite literally broken down. Found inside a disabled elevator, she is no longer able to function with her new consciousness of these memories--those which are so resistant to understanding. Confronted with this knowledge of evil, she must begin the painful process of remembering and reconstructing a new whole self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelping Barbara to navigate her grief and her memories are her therapist, the Psalms, and most of all, the words of Paul Celan. Paul Celan: 1920-1970, Poet. An eastern European holocaust survivor who wrote haunting poems about the darker spiritual trials of life and relationships that exhibit a compact style that fuses broken words and chopped syntax to produce a stark musicality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a novel about a woman who goes to hell and back. It's a story which affirms the resilience of the human spirit and the healing power of love and faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Rakow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593760183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593760182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.48w x 1.34d","brand":"Mary Rakow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938500509951,"sku":"9781593760182","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_59b2df14-680e-49cf-893d-4b00da679065.jpg?v=1681436051","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-memory-room-mary-rakow-9781593760182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}