{"product_id":"possessing-the-secret-of-joy-9781595583642","title":"Possessing the Secret of Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"a lavishly gifted writer,\" this is the searing story of Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e whose fateful decision to submit to the \u003ci\u003etsunga's\u003c\/i\u003e knife and be genitally mutilated leads to a trauma that informs her life and fatefully alters her existence. \u003ci\u003ePossessing the Secret of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Walker is one of the most prolific and important writers of our time, known for her literary fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e (which was also a major Broadway play), her many volumes of poetry, and her powerful nonfiction collections. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePossessing the Secret of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World Has Changed\u003c\/i\u003e (edited by Rudolph P. Byrd), \u003ci\u003eThe Chicken Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World Will Follow Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cushion in the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by The New Press. Some of her other bestselling books include \u003ci\u003e In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBy the Light of My Father's Smile\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart\u003c\/i\u003e. Her advocacy on behalf of the dispossessed has spanned the globe. She lives in Northern California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717862428946,"sku":"9781595583642","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c00859d6-22a6-4b34-84ae-61053acf31ee.jpg?v=1734628479","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/possessing-the-secret-of-joy-9781595583642","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}