{"product_id":"before-i-am-erased-9798989522569","title":"Before I Am Erased","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cheril N. Clarke\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cheril N. Clarke\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cheril N. Clarke\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African American - Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey expected a woman like me to disappear quietly. I chose the opposite.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'm 64. Ethiopian by birth. American by necessity. And I've been called many things: Revolutionary. Refugee. Doctor. Mother. Liar. Lover. Ghost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParkinson's is hijacking my body one tremor at a time, but my mind is still sharp. Before it steals anything else, I'm taking it all back: my story, my silence, my name. And I'm finally facing what I left buried...a child I lost, and a son who tried to bury me.\u003cp\u003eThrough it all, there's still laughter-sisters who coax me into reckless road trips and drag me to sip-and-paint (don't ask about the bananas and eggplants). This is the year I finally say yes to risk, pleasure, and the woman I smothered just to survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'm not here to be pitied.\u003cbr\u003eI'm here to outlive every lie.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383817162903,"sku":"9798989522569","price":1486.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798989522569.webp?v=1768780802","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/before-i-am-erased-9798989522569","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}