{"product_id":"theres-no-turning-back-paperback","title":"There's No Turning Back - 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\u003eAlba de Céspedes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnn Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the \"boundary-breaking\" (\u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e) debut novel by the beloved feminist author of the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbidden Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe \"courageous\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHer Side of the Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethat was so subversive, it was banned by the Italian Fascist regime when it was first published in 1938.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA coming-of-age novel that is as relevant today as it was nearly ninety years ago, \u003ci\u003eThere's No Turning Back\u003c\/i\u003e centers on eight women with radically different backgrounds who attend the same college in Rome. Some are there to study, others to escape a scandal, or keep a secret, and during their time there, they experience the challenges of love, work, and emancipation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Considered experimental and revolutionary at the time, this novel established Alba de Céspedes as \"one of Italy's most cosmopolitan, incendiary, insightful, and overlooked writers\" (Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize winner). Translated by Ann Goldstein, \u003ci\u003eThere's No Turning Back\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates why de Céspedes deserves \"an important place in the canon of women's literature\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlba de Céspedes (1911-1997) was a bestselling Italian Cuban feminist writer greatly influenced by the cultural developments that lead to and resulted from World War II. Along with being imprisoned for her anti-fascist work, several of her novels were banned in Italy. After the war, she moved to Paris, where she lived until her death in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.25 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47562553983225,"sku":"9781668083642","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/o_c8f5ebzJ9781668083642.webp?v=1774443100","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/theres-no-turning-back-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}