{"product_id":"when-i-was-a-child-i-read-books-9781250024053","title":"When I Was a Child I Read Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003ePulitzer Prize-Winning Author of \u003ci\u003eGilead\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarilynne Robinson has built a sterling reputation as not only a major American novelist but also a rigorous thinker and an incisive essayist. In this lucid but impassioned collection, Robinson expands with renewed vigor the themes that have preoccupied her work. \u003ci\u003eWhen I Was a Child I Read Books\u003c\/i\u003e tackles the charged political and social climate in this country, the deeply embedded role of generosity in Christian faith, and the nature of individualism and the myth of the American West. Clear-eyed and forceful as ever, Robinson demonstrates once again why she is regarded as one of our essential writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250024053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.52w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2013 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marilynne Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648503607452,"sku":"9781250024053","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_68d3fca7-ae2b-4085-8da9-251e327186bd.jpg?v=1603870220","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-i-was-a-child-i-read-books-9781250024053","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}