{"product_id":"possessing-the-secret-of-joy-9781595583642","title":"Possessing the Secret of Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e calls a lavishly gifted writer, this is the searing story of Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e whose fateful decision to submit to the \u003ci\u003etsunga's\u003c\/i\u003e knife and be genitally mutilated leads to a trauma that informs her life and fatefully alters her existence. \u003ci\u003ePossessing the Secret of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, out of print for a number of years, was the first novel to deal with this controversial topic and managed to do so in a manner that \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e called masterful, honorable, and unforgettable storytelling. The New Press is proud to bring the book back into print with a new preface by the author addressing the book's initial reception and the changed attitudes toward female genital mutilation that have come about in part because of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-496184\"\u003eAlice Walker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.57w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595583642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595583645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Walker is one of the most prolific and important writers of our time, known for her literary fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e (which was also a major Broadway play), her many volumes of poetry, and her powerful nonfiction collections. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePossessing the Secret of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World Has Changed\u003c\/i\u003e (edited by Rudolph P. Byrd), \u003ci\u003eThe Chicken Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World Will Follow Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cushion in the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by The New Press. Some of her other bestselling books include \u003ci\u003e In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBy the Light of My Father's Smile\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart\u003c\/i\u003e. Her advocacy on behalf of the dispossessed has spanned the globe. She lives in Northern California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44494358315245,"sku":"9781595583642","price":25.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4c453819-fe60-4566-8d68-210038f67405.jpg?v=1700928345","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/possessing-the-secret-of-joy-9781595583642","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}