{"product_id":"a-womans-battles-and-transformations-paperback","title":"A Woman's Battles and Transformations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman's Battles and Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of the author's mother by the acclaimed writer of the international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe End of Eddy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHistory of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, Édouard Louis finds a photograph of his mother from twenty years ago. A picture of a happy young woman full of hopes and dreams. Growing up, Édouard knew only his mother's sadness, as she found herself trapped in the humdrum life of a housewife, and her struggles against the dominant world of men. What happened in those years since the photo was taken? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, at the age of forty-five, his mother frees herself from this oppression. She leaves her husband and her old life behind to start anew in Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman's Battles and Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e is Édouard Louis's most tender book yet. It reckons with the cruel systems that govern our lives, with politics and power--and with the possibility of escape. It is an exquisite and loving portrait of a mother, and an honoring of her self-discovery and liberation as she chooses to live on her own terms.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51434240409823,"sku":"9781250872159","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/RPVnFj-Iw49781250872159.webp?v=1790024909","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/a-womans-battles-and-transformations-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}