{"product_id":"unspeakable-the-things-we-cannot-say-9781786890047","title":"Unspeakable: The Things We Cannot Say","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAs a teenager, Harriet Shawcross stopped speaking for almost a year, retreating into herself and communicating only when absolutely necessary. As an adult, she became fascinated by the limits of language and in \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable\u003c\/i\u003e she asks what makes us silent.  \u003cbr\u003e From the inexpressible trauma of trench warfare and the aftermath of natural disaster to the taboo of coming out, Shawcross explores how and why words fail us. From the mountains of Nepal to New York's theatre district she travels the world meeting people who constantly wrestle with language. She studies the work of George Oppen, a poet who couldn't write a line for twenty-five years, interviews Eve Ensler whose play \u003ci\u003eThe Vagina Monologues\u003c\/i\u003e gave voice to the truths of female sexuality, and meets the founders of The Samaritans who have been listening silently to those in need since the 1950s.  \u003cbr\u003e A beguiling mix of memoir, history, literary criticism and investigative journalism, \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and unprecedented study of the power of silence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786890047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harriet Shawcross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668903456924,"sku":"9781786890047","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9186bf0a-bd63-4362-b67f-04fab0fcc9fe.jpg?v=1603918748","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/unspeakable-the-things-we-cannot-say-9781786890047","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}