{"product_id":"the-memory-room-9781593760182","title":"The Memory Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary Rakow\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Catapult\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Catapult\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel opens with Barbara, who, after remembering incidents of torture at the hands of her father, has quite literally broken down. Found inside a disabled elevator, she is no longer able to function with her new consciousness of these memories--those which are so resistant to understanding. Confronted with this knowledge of evil, she must begin the painful process of remembering and reconstructing a new whole self. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelping Barbara to navigate her grief and her memories are her therapist, the Psalms, and most of all, the words of Paul Celan. Paul Celan: 1920-1970, Poet. An eastern European holocaust survivor who wrote haunting poems about the darker spiritual trials of life and relationships that exhibit a compact style that fuses broken words and chopped syntax to produce a stark musicality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a novel about a woman who goes to hell and back. It's a story which affirms the resilience of the human spirit and the healing power of love and faith.","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411649519767,"sku":"9781593760182","price":1722.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781593760182.webp?v=1767444140","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-memory-room-9781593760182","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}