{"product_id":"cherry-hill-a-childhood-reimagined-9781580935586","title":"Cherry Hill: A Childhood Reimagined","description":"\u003cb\u003eA memoir by photographic artist Jona Frank told in captivating stories and poignant images with a cast of actors, including Laura Dern and Imogene Wolodarsky, \u003ci\u003eCherry Hill \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of one girl's suburban youth and deliverance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCherry Hill \u003c\/i\u003eis a multimedia memoir of photographic artist Jona Frank's upbringing in--and flight from--a stifling suburban household. Told in words and evocative photographs, Frank's account of her childhood struggles with a repressive mother, mentally ill brother, and overwhelming expectations is leavened with episodes from her rich interior world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAkin to a graphic novel, this hybrid of personal essay and photography breaks open the memoir format, detailing the life of a young artist as she spends her days dreaming of a friendship with Emily Dickinson, longing for Bruce Springsteen and eschewing the rules of femininity. Frank employs a cinematic approach to construct vivid scenes from her youth. Using elaborately dressed sets, era-specific wardrobes, and multiple actors to portray herself as a child, Frank refashions her memories into vibrant tableaux. Strikingly, Frank cast Academy Award-winning actor Laura Dern in the role of her strict and complicated mother in a performance as bravura as her film and television work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Frank outgrows the confines of her environment and suffocating domestic life, discovering art and photography as the path to her personal fulfillment, she plots her ultimate escape. A unique photographic storytelling project reminiscent of such classics as \u003ci\u003eFun Home \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Best We Could Do, Cherry Hill \u003c\/i\u003eis an intimate self-portrait of what it takes to break free of convention and answer the question, Who am I meant to be?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monacelli Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580935586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.80w x 1.30d","brand":"Jona Frank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026687479989,"sku":"9781580935586","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1c271b0e-303f-465f-b333-b29a061a877c.jpg?v=1609191062","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cherry-hill-a-childhood-reimagined-9781580935586","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}