{"product_id":"a-womans-battles-and-transformations-9781250872159","title":"A Woman's Battles and Transformations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman's Battles and Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of the author's mother by the acclaimed writer of the international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe End of Eddy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, Édouard Louis finds a photograph of his mother from twenty years ago. A picture of a happy young woman full of hopes and dreams. Growing up, Édouard knew only his mother's sadness, as she found herself trapped in the humdrum life of a housewife, and her struggles against the dominant world of men. What happened in those years since the photo was taken? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, at the age of forty-five, his mother frees herself from this oppression. She leaves her husband and her old life behind to start anew in Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman's Battles and Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e is Édouard Louis's most tender book yet. It reckons with the cruel systems that govern our lives, with politics and power--and with the possibility of escape. It is an exquisite and loving portrait of a mother, and an honoring of her self-discovery and liberation as she chooses to live on her own terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250872159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"\u0026#201;douard Louis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049535963317,"sku":"9781250872159","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e12e8de1-3e23-4a76-a301-b61acfd2d2ff.jpg?v=1689690883","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-womans-battles-and-transformations-9781250872159","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}