{"product_id":"girl-in-a-box-9798897400126","title":"Girl in a Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn early twentieth century Japan, women have few rights. Yet one precocious poet-a brooding daughter, locked in her room at night by protective parents--runs away from home to live a life of her choosing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe falls in love with a fellow poet and follows him across Siberia to Paris, where they witness the last days of the Belle Epoque. She perseveres through poverty, back-to-back pregnancies, infidelity, earthquake and fire, to become a name every Japanese schoolchild knows today as a pioneering feminist poet and the first person to translate the classical \u003ci\u003eTale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e into modern Japanese. In her single-minded dedication to her art, she inflicts wounds on a daughter that echo from her own childhood. She sets out to make amends, knowing it may be too late. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the life of poet Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) and filled with original translations of her poetry, \u003ci\u003e Girl in a Box\u003c\/i\u003e will ignite the discussion about the female artist's challenge to create while juggling family, career, and personal freedom. Historical fiction at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Gordon Kocienda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sibylline Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.32w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897400126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKocienda, Jean Gordon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA former CIA officer and Silicon Valley geopolitical analyst, \u003cb\u003eJean Gordon Kocienda\u003c\/b\u003e is now focused on writing and volunteering with refugee families in the Bay Area. Jean holds a B.A. in English Literature (Colgate University) and M.A. in International Affairs (George Washington University). Currently nestled in the redwoods of Marin County with her husband and cats, she has lived in Japan and speaks Japanese. She is Vice President of the California Writers Club Marin Chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jean Gordon Kocienda \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47876567236765,"sku":"9798897400126","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_19493b87-2068-438c-840a-6552974ddec0.jpg?v=1777382004","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/girl-in-a-box-9798897400126","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}