{"product_id":"9780393309577","title":"As We Are Now","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I am not mad, only old. . . . I am in a concentration camp for the old.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\r\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.\r\n","brand":"May Sarton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47018055336158,"sku":"9780393309577","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7c68d18b-45fc-4bbd-924f-9e98b1b23096.jpg?v=1750119925","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/fr\/products\/9780393309577","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}