{"product_id":"the-land-of-women-9780743228886","title":"The Land of Women","description":"Akin to Alice McDermott, Regina McBride has crafted a gem that explores exile and memory, and the ways in which passion transcends time and distance. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShe tries to remember her mother's voice and the pitch and treble of it passes through her; the rhythm of it so clear that for a moment they are...connected by frail strings. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e So begins \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Women, \u003c\/i\u003e and we are swept into Fiona O'Faolain's last summer in Ireland, the season of her burgeoning sexuality. It is a time, too, when mother and daughter step toward friendship among the voluminous gowns they make for local brides. Yet that giddy summer also delivers betrayal. Fiona's journey from the shame that ended her girlhood takes her to Santa Fe and to Carlos Aragon, a restorer of antiquities, whose ancestry is mysteriously linked to hers. As he explores their pasts with the precision of an artisan, Fiona must face her excruciating memory. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Women\u003c\/i\u003e the past lives in the present, and physical and emotional geography touch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743228886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2003 pg. 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2003 pg. 562\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Regina McBride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935522328757,"sku":"9780743228886","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a26d23e6-346a-46d1-9c2c-bc8c1df2c930.jpg?v=1688488590","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-land-of-women-9780743228886","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}