{"product_id":"as-we-are-now-paperback-by-may-sarton","title":"As We Are Now Paperback by May Sarton","description":"\n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1992-09-01)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780393309577\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 141.75 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 20.9 x 13.92 x 0.94 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I am not mad, only old. . . . I am in a concentration camp for the old.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins May Sarton's short, swift blow of a novel, about the powerlessness of the old and the rage it can bring. \u003ci\u003eAs We Are Now\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Caroline Spencer, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher, mentally strong but physically frail, who has been moved by relatives into a \"home.\" Subjected to subtle humiliations and petty cruelties, sustained for too short a time by the love of another person, she fights back with all she has, and in a powerful climax wins a terrible victory.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMay Sarton\u003c\/b\u003e (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    ","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44913200005281,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393309577","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393309577.jpg?v=1745872147","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/as-we-are-now-paperback-by-may-sarton","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}