{"product_id":"arrogant-yrs-pb","title":"Arrogant Yrs PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" Lagnado writes] in crystalline yet melodious prose.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucette Lagnado's acclaimed, award-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Man in the White Sharkskin Suit\u003c\/em\u003e (\" a] crushing, brilliant book\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) told the powerfully moving story of her Jewish family's exile from Egypt. In her extraordinary follow-up memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Arrogant Years\u003c\/em\u003e, Lagnado revisits her first years in America, and describes a difficult coming-of-age tragically interrupted by a bout with cancer at age 16. At once a poignant mother and daughter story and a magnificent snapshot of the turbulent '60s and '70s, \u003cem\u003eThe Arrogant Years\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning work of memory and resilience that ranges from Cairo to Brooklyn and beyond--the unforgettable true story of a remarkable young woman's determination to push past the boundaries of her life and make her way in the wider world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLagnado, Lucette:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in Cairo, Lucette Lagnado and her family were forced to flee Egypt as refugees when she was a small child, eventually coming to New York. She was the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Man in the White Sharkskin Suit\u003c\/em\u003e, for which she received the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature in 2008, and is the coauthor of \u003cem\u003eChildren of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been translated into nearly a dozen foreign languages. Joining the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e in 1996, she received numerous awards and was a senior special writer and investigative reporter. She died in 2019. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eccopress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317907099922,"sku":"9780061803697","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29e82d62-e1bd-472d-80d6-da1c5e4f71c1.jpg?v=1727542598","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/arrogant-yrs-pb","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}