{"product_id":"the-distaff-side-paperback-4","title":"The Distaff Side - 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\u003eMary Leader\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedlework, as this brilliant book makes plain, has been trivialized and dismissed as mere women's work. What a joy it is to inhabit this world in which the needle and the pen share the labors of love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeedlework, as this brilliant book makes plain, has been trivialized and dismissed as mere women's work. The poems here, however, present the powerful counterpoint that work with the needle, from the flame-stitch to embroidery, is both a skill and a foundation for female artistic expression. It is a hands-on art, passed from woman to woman through the generations. Such passage also entails the vital connections to selfhood, history, meaning, and wisdom. This is a book that syllable by syllable as if stitch by stitch, creates patterns that exceed the confines of artistic form by reclaiming form and redefining it, with a total effect that is affirming and transcendent. What a joy it is to inhabit this world in which the needle and the pen share the labors of love. After all, love is a most subversive expression. This book is proof.--Maurice Manning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry. Women's Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350982443257,"sku":"9781848618060","price":20.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VTRxeGt1K1NZQVdaeFdVQ3BkSzlMQT09_2861d4fe-c4d3-4ba5-948a-ca5862b6e58a.webp?v=1769790760","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-distaff-side-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}