{"title":"Alba de C?spedes","description":"Alba de C?spedes (1911-1997) was a bestselling Italian Cuban feminist writer greatly influenced by the cultural developments that lead to and resulted from World War II. Along with being imprisoned for her anti-fascist work, several of her novels were banned in Italy. After the war, she moved to Paris, where she lived until her death in 1997.","products":[{"product_id":"theres-no-turning-back-hardcover","title":"There's No Turning Back - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the astonishingly powerful debut novel by the beloved feminist author of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbidden Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the \"courageous\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHer Side of the Story \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethat was so subversive, it was banned by the Italian Fascist regime when it was first published in 1938\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA coming-of-age novel that is as relevant today as it was nearly ninety years ago, \u003ci\u003eThere's No Turning Back\u003c\/i\u003e centers on eight women with radically different backgrounds who attend the same college in Rome. Some are there to study, others to escape a scandal, or keep a secret, and during their time there, they experience the challenges of love, work, and emancipation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsidered experimental and revolutionary at the time, this novel established Alba de C?spedes as a powerful new voice in the 20th century. Translated by Ann Goldstein, \u003ci\u003eThere's No Turning Back\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates why de C?spedes deserves \"an important place in the canon of women's literature\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103674241247,"sku":"9781668083635","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qsIIqOPDgq9781668083635.webp?v=1781097416"},{"product_id":"forbidden-notebook-paperback","title":"Forbidden Notebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brilliant.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Astounding.\" --NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now in paperback, a\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year\u003ci\u003e, New Statesmen \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eMother Jones \u003c\/i\u003efavorite book of the year, \u003ci\u003e Forbidden Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic domestic novel by the Italian-Cuban feminist writer Alba de Céspedes, whose work inspired contemporary writers like Elena Ferrante and Annie Ernaux. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this modern translation by acclaimed Elena Ferrante translator Ann Goldstein, \u003ci\u003eForbidden Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e centers the inner life of a dissatisfied housewife living in postwar Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eValeria Cossati never suspected how unhappy she had become with the shabby gentility of her bourgeois life--until she begins to jot down her thoughts and feelings in a little black book she keeps hidden in a closet. This new secret activity leads her to scrutinize herself and her life more closely, and she soon realizes that her individuality is being stifled by her devotion and sense of duty toward her husband, daughter, and son. As the conflicts between parents and children, husband and wife, and friends and lovers intensify, what goes on behind the Cossatis' facade of middle-class respectability gradually comes to light, tearing the family's fragile fabric apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exquisitely crafted portrayal of domestic life, \u003ci\u003eForbidden Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes the universality of human aspirations.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104473256159,"sku":"9781662602689","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/gWE4ryXXCj9781662602689.webp?v=1781108386"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/alba-de-c-spedes.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}