{"product_id":"the-soul-of-a-woman-9780593355640","title":"The Soul of a Woman by Allende, Isabel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Long Petal of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e comes \"a bold exploration of womanhood, feminism, parenting, aging, love and more\" (Associated Press). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Soul of a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is Isabel Allende's most liberating book yet.\"--\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When I say that I was a feminist in kindergarten, I am not exaggerating,\" begins Isabel Allende. As a child, she watched her mother, abandoned by her husband, provide for her three small children without \"resources or voice.\" Isabel became a fierce and defiant little girl, determined to fight for the life her mother couldn't have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a young woman coming of age in the late 1960s, she rode the second wave of feminism. Among a tribe of like-minded female journalists, Allende for the first time felt comfortable in her own skin, as they wrote \"with a knife between our teeth\" about women's issues. She has seen what the movement has accomplished in the course of her lifetime. And over the course of three passionate marriages, she has learned how to grow as a woman while having a partner, when to step away, and the rewards of embracing one's sexuality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo what feeds the soul of feminists--and all women--today? To be safe, to be valued, to live in peace, to have their own resources, to be connected, to have control over our bodies and lives, and above all, to be loved. On all these fronts, there is much work yet to be done, and this book, Allende hopes, will \"light the torches of our daughters and granddaughters with mine. They will have to live for us, as we lived for our mothers, and carry on with the work still left to be finished.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabel Allende\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.49h x 4.97w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593355640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabel Allende \u003c\/b\u003ewon worldwide acclaim in 1982 with the publication of her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e. Since then, she has authored twenty-five bestselling and critically acclaimed books, which have been translated into more than forty-two languages. In addition to her work as a writer, Allende devotes much of her time to human rights causes. In 1996, following the death of her daughter, Paula Frias, she established a charitable foundation in her honor, which has awarded grants to more than one hundred nonprofits worldwide on behalf of women and girls. In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded Allende the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, and in 2018 she received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. She has also received PEN Center USA's Lifetime Achievement Award. Raised in Chile, she now lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46524535275673,"sku":"9780593355640","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_6c4429c1-048b-4053-88c3-1d829631fe0d.jpg?v=1773954832","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-soul-of-a-woman-9780593355640","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}