{"product_id":"letter-to-emily-a-memoir-paperback-1","title":"Letter to Emily: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Jody\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressed to Emily Dickinson, who knew more than most what it is like to have a secret life, Marilyn Jody's memoir expresses the double edged sword of loving someone deeply and forever, yet never being able to speak aloud the beautiful reality of that love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author, a teacher of literature, decides to offer a class on gay and lesbian writers and then finds she must search her own soul, endure more than one crisis, and openly tell her own story in response to Emily Dickinson's poem \"This is My Letter to the World.\" In telling that story so honestly here, she moves us to hear with new understanding the poem's closing line: \"Judge tenderly of me.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJody understands the desperation that comes from a fear of disclosure on the one hand and, on the other, the humiliation of having to hide from others. This memoir shows the power of the human spirit, inherent in these two women, to prevail against adversity while it also reveals the cruel effects of homophobia on them and on others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLetter to Emily is not a celebrity tell all. It is about the daily heroism of ordinary people, who happen to be gay, swimming against a tide of myth, misinformation and social pressure, all in the effort to live ordinary lives.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42660305010784,"sku":"9781432754907","price":29.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/OC81Mk9JRlZQNG0veHNzS0ZJcUZHZz09.webp?v=1774299065","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/letter-to-emily-a-memoir-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}