{"product_id":"just-as-i-thought-9780374525859","title":"Just as I Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis rich and multifaceted collection of Grace Paley's vivid record of her life. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs close to an autobiography as anything we are likely to have from this quintessentially American writer, \u003ci\u003eJust As I Thought\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a chance to see Paley not only as a writer and \"troublemaker\" but also as a daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. Through her descriptions of her childhood in the Bronx and her experiences as an antiwar activist to her lectures on writing and her recollections of other writers, these pieces are always alive with Paley's inimitable voice, humor, and wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrace Paley\u003c\/b\u003e (1922-2007) is well known as a poet, feminist, writer, and antiwar activist. In 1994, her \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award. In 2005, she received the Sarah Josepha Hale Award in recognition for her work in the field of literature and letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514078630162,"sku":"9780374525859","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_13421b5e-ca2d-455c-b543-9279d96d6416.jpg?v=1730972647","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/just-as-i-thought-9780374525859","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}