{"product_id":"the-past-still-breathes-a-memoir-of-survival-reinvention-global-adventure-9781764540513","title":"The Past Still Breathes: A Memoir of Survival, Reinvention \u0026 Global Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kirstyn Lewis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Kirstyn L Lewis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Kirstyn L Lewis\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirstyn Lewis is a New Zealand born-Australian memoirist. The Past Still Breathes is a brave and unforgettable portrait of a woman no longer willing to be reduced by her past but wise enough to know it still has something to teach her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaw, elegant and emotionally propulsive, The Past Still Breathes offers a cinematic sweep of a life well lived told with the intimacy of a late-night girls confession. It is bold and urgently contemporary: this is a memoir that will resonate with every woman who has been judged, dismissed, misled or survived the unthinkable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Past Still Breathes is a globally resonant story of a woman's emotional journey through adoption, bipolar, single motherhood, institutional power and coercive control. Lewis writes with rare honesty about the shame that shapes a life and the extraordinary courage required to confront and overcome what we inherit and attract across cultures and continents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor book clubs, podcasts, universities, women's organisations and readers who seek a more inclusive, introspective conversation around what women inherit, their resilience and ability to overcome patriarchal or outdated systems designed to keep them compartmentalised, and the joys of sisterhood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirstyn L Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47966856937623,"sku":"9781764540513","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781764540513.webp?v=1782912391","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-past-still-breathes-a-memoir-of-survival-reinvention-global-adventure-9781764540513","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}