{"product_id":"possessing-the-secret-of-joy-a-novel-1595583645","title":"Possessing the Secret of Joy: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1595583645\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Walker, Alice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author the New York Times Book Review calls \"a lavishly gifted writer,\" this is the searing story of Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in The Color Purple whose fateful decision to submit to the tsunga's knife and be genitally mutilated leads to a trauma that informs her life and fatefully alters her existence. Possessing the Secret of Joy, 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 Cosmopolitan 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","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52092513845536,"sku":"NEW1595583645","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/possessing-the-secret-of-joy-a-novel-1595583645","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}