{"product_id":"the-past-still-breathes-kirstyn-lewis-9781764540513","title":"The Past Still Breathes: A Memoir of Survival, Reinvention \u0026 Global Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003eKirstyn Lewis is a New Zealand born-Australian memoirist. The Past Still Breathes is a brave and unforgettable portrait of a woman no longer willing to be reduced by her past but wise enough to know it still has something to teach her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaw, elegant and emotionally propulsive, The Past Still Breathes offers a cinematic sweep of a life well lived told with the intimacy of a late-night girls confession. It is bold and urgently contemporary: this is a memoir that will resonate with every woman who has been judged, dismissed, misled or survived the unthinkable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Past Still Breathes is a globally resonant story of a woman's emotional journey through adoption, bipolar, single motherhood, institutional power and coercive control. Lewis writes with rare honesty about the shame that shapes a life and the extraordinary courage required to confront and overcome what we inherit and attract across cultures and continents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor book clubs, podcasts, universities, women's organisations and readers who seek a more inclusive, introspective conversation around what women inherit, their resilience and ability to overcome patriarchal or outdated systems designed to keep them compartmentalised, and the joys of sisterhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirstyn Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764540514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764540513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirstyn L Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Kirstyn Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874698801407,"sku":"9781764540513","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-past-still-breathes-kirstyn-lewis-9781764540513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}