{"product_id":"her-mothers-mothers-mother-and-her-daughters-9781940953670","title":"Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpanning 500 years of Brazilian history, \u003ci\u003eHer Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a family of women, beginning in 1500 with the birth of Inai , daughter of a Tupiniquim warrior, and ending in 2001 with Inai 's distant descendent, Maria Flor. As each new daughter takes the place of her mother, and the mothers before her, Maria Jos  Silveira's captivating, cinematic prose takes us through the formation of the country itself, as well as through the roles, customs, challenges, and intrigues of the women within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubversive and refreshing, Silveira blends great storytelling with personal politics to critique the machismo, authoritarianism, and abuses of power prevalent in Brazilian culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's a delicate subject, the family story is complicated, and not everything was wine and roses. There was, of course, much happiness and love, many battles and accomplishments, great feats--after all, the women here helped to build this country from nearly nothing. But there were also stories of insanity, or murderesses, and not a few sorrows and tragedies. Great disappointments. A good many of them.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Jos  Silveira\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten novels, including the prize-winning \u003ci\u003eHer Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e, the film rights to which were sold to TV Globo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric M. B. Becker\u003c\/b\u003e is editor of \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e and an award-winning journalist and literary translator. He received a PEN\/Heim Translation grant for his work on Mia Couto, and has also translated works by Lygia Fagundes Telles, Noemi Jaffe, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940953670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Maria Jos\u0026#233; Silveira","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671548260508,"sku":"9781940953670","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ef19e906-1e06-411d-baa6-f75c5e1127a3.jpg?v=1603925669","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/her-mothers-mothers-mother-and-her-daughters-9781940953670","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}