{"product_id":"forbidden-notebook-9781662602689","title":"Forbidden Notebook","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brilliant.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Astounding.\" --NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now in paperback, a\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year\u003ci\u003e, New Statesmen \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eMother Jones \u003c\/i\u003efavorite book of the year, \u003ci\u003e Forbidden Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic domestic novel by the Italian-Cuban feminist writer Alba de Céspedes, whose work inspired contemporary writers like Elena Ferrante and Annie Ernaux. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this modern translation by acclaimed Elena Ferrante translator Ann Goldstein, \u003ci\u003eForbidden Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e centers the inner life of a dissatisfied housewife living in postwar Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eValeria Cossati never suspected how unhappy she had become with the shabby gentility of her bourgeois life--until she begins to jot down her thoughts and feelings in a little black book she keeps hidden in a closet. This new secret activity leads her to scrutinize herself and her life more closely, and she soon realizes that her individuality is being stifled by her devotion and sense of duty toward her husband, daughter, and son. As the conflicts between parents and children, husband and wife, and friends and lovers intensify, what goes on behind the Cossatis' facade of middle-class respectability gradually comes to light, tearing the family's fragile fabric apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exquisitely crafted portrayal of domestic life, \u003ci\u003eForbidden Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes the universality of human aspirations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astra House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662602689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Alba de Cespedes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315096055989,"sku":"9781662602689","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_39774737-9713-441a-a193-4c5ca7ffa2c2.jpg?v=1718720178","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/forbidden-notebook-9781662602689","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}