{"product_id":"the-barbie-chronicles-a-living-doll-turns-forty-9780684862750","title":"The Barbie Chronicles: A Living Doll Turns Forty","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating and poignant collection of twenty essays and five poems exploring Barbie's forty years of hateful, lovely, disastrous, glorious influence on us all from award-winning authors such as Jane Smiley, Meg Wolitzer, and Carol Shields.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo some she's a collectible, to others she's trash. Since her creation in 1959 by Ruth Handler, Barbie has become a worldwide icon and an extremely divisive topic. To some she represents an inspiration to young girls, to others she has only wreaked havoc on feminist progress. No other tiny shoulders have ever had to carry the weight of such affection and derision, and no other book has ever paid this notorious little place of plastic her due. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe twenty-three authors who contributed to this book--including Meg Wolitzer, Jane Smiley, Carol Shields, Anna Quindlen, and Ann duCille--explore how Barbie has affected their lives, and delve into the numerous controversies Barbie has faced over past decades and the complex issues of race and conformity in the toy industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether you adore her or abhor her, \u003ci\u003eThe Barbie Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e will have you looking at her in ways you never imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcDonough, Yona Zeldis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Yona Zeldis McDonough is the author of seven novels. Her short fiction, articles, and essays have been published in anthologies as well as in numerous national magazines and newspapers. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327063462162,"sku":"9780684862750","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8c4795c-6545-4f18-bde0-d8287c296532.jpg?v=1727709185","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-barbie-chronicles-a-living-doll-turns-forty-9780684862750","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}