{"product_id":"possessing-the-secret-of-joy","title":"Possessing the Secret of Joy","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePossessing the Secret of Joy\u003c\/h1\u003eAlice Walker\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Press\u003cbr\u003eMay 6 2008\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781595583642\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1595583645\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \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","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67392606961709,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_06b3ac23-007e-4272-9cab-51c35021b11b.jpg?v=1787365482","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/possessing-the-secret-of-joy","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}