{"product_id":"the-woman-i-kept-to-myself-9781616200725","title":"The Woman I Kept to Myself","description":"\u003cb\u003e75 Poems by the Author of \u003ci\u003eHow the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarc a\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Girls Lost Their Accents\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The works of this award-winning poet and novelist are rich with the language and influences of two cultures: those of the Dominican Republic of her childhood and the America of her youth and adulthood. They have shaped her writing just as they have shaped her life. In these seventy-five autobiographical poems, Alvarez's clear voice sings out in every line. Here, in the middle of her life, she looks back as a way of understanding and celebrating the woman she has become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Alvarez's new novel, \u003ci\u003eAfterlife\u003c\/i\u003e, is available now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shannon Ravenel Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616200725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e85747 \/ Woman I Kept to Myself: Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Julia Alvarez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662235005084,"sku":"9781616200725","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_19735da2-38e3-4dd0-b592-00ae60e150dc.jpg?v=1603901431","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-woman-i-kept-to-myself-9781616200725","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}