{"product_id":"the-memory-room-9781593760182","title":"The Memory Room","description":"\u003cb\u003eA shattered woman rebuilds herself from the ruins of childhood trauma, guided by a therapist, the Psalms, and the fractured poetry of Paul Celan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel opens with Barbara, who, after remembering incidents of torture at the hands of her father, has quite literally broken down. Found inside a disabled elevator, she is no longer able to function with her new consciousness of these memories--those which are so resistant to understanding. Confronted with this knowledge of evil, she must begin the painful process of remembering and reconstructing a new whole self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelping Barbara to navigate her grief and her memories are her therapist, the Psalms, and most of all, the words of Paul Celan. Paul Celan: 1920-1970, Poet. An eastern European holocaust survivor who wrote haunting poems about the darker spiritual trials of life and relationships that exhibit a compact style that fuses broken words and chopped syntax to produce a stark musicality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a novel about a woman who goes to hell and back. It's a story which affirms the resilience of the human spirit and the healing power of love and faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593760182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.48w x 1.34d","brand":"Mary Rakow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53239661953205,"sku":"9781593760182","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781593760182.jpg?v=1788973737","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-memory-room-9781593760182","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}