{"product_id":"winter-blossoms-mamata-misra-9780595443727","title":"Winter Blossoms: And Other Poems","description":"\u003ci\u003eWinter Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e represents a cross cultural journey that not only explores the experiences of South Asian women, but also reflects all women's connection with everything and everyone around them. From arranged marriages to a mother's delight for her unborn children, Mamata Misra's clear, compassionate voice echoes the bittersweet quality of women's lives. Like her poem \"Rollercoaster,\" she takes us on an adventure filled with the complexities of living and dying. I recommend that readers fasten their seat belts. You're in for one amazing ride. \u003cbr\u003e -K.J. Wilson, Ed.D, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Violence Begins at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWinter Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e is a bouquet of poems that would touch every soul. With a voice that is tender and assertive, and clear as a bell, Mamata Misra calls us to interrogate human indignity, hostility, and domination and then she whispers in our ear: 'change, change, change.' She takes us gently by the hand and leads us to hope. \u003ci\u003eWinter Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e is courageous and bold, not unlike the buds that dare to bloom in the dead of a freezing season. The truths in \u003ci\u003eWinter Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e go beyond the limitations of a particular community and reach the universal. \u003cbr\u003e -Shamita Das Dasgupta, co-founder of Manavi, Inc. and editor of \u003ci\u003eA Patchwork Shawl: Chronicles of South Asian Women in America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBody Evidence: Intimate Violence against South Asian Women in America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mamata Misra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595443729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595443727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mamata Misra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435564151039,"sku":"9780595443727","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_129b1077-0232-4f8f-8f08-200d720113cb.jpg?v=1777151216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/winter-blossoms-mamata-misra-9780595443727","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}