{"product_id":"9780062092564_the-arrogant-years","title":"The Arrogant Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e“[Lagnado writes] in crystalline yet melodious prose.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—New York Times\u003cp\u003eLucette Lagnado’s acclaimed, award-winning The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit (“[a] crushing, brilliant book” —New York Times Book Review) told the powerfully moving story of her Jewish family’s exile from Egypt. In her extraordinary follow-up memoir, The Arrogant Years, Lagnado revisits her first years in America, and describes a difficult coming-of-age tragically interrupted by a bout with cancer at age 16. At once a poignant mother and daughter story and a magnificent snapshot of the turbulent ’60s and ’70s, The Arrogant Years is a stunning work of memory and resilience that ranges from Cairo to Brooklyn and beyond—the unforgettable true story of a remarkable young woman’s determination to push past the boundaries of her life and make her way in the wider world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the sun-drenched alleyways of Cairo to the working-class streets of 1960s Brooklyn, a young girl must forge a new identity—and find the strength to survive the unthinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Brooklyn Coming of Age:\u003c\/b\u003e Navigating the turbulent culture of 1960s and ’70s New York, from the strict rules of her immigrant synagogue to the bewildering freedoms of a new world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Bonds of Family:\u003c\/b\u003e A poignant portrait of a daughter trying to break free and a mother haunted by the world they left behind in Egypt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Test of Resilience:\u003c\/b\u003e After a life-altering cancer diagnosis at sixteen, a young woman must fight not just for her health, but for the future she was determined to claim as her own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding a New Identity:\u003c\/b\u003e An unforgettable personal journey about what it means to be an outsider, the search for a place to belong, and the power of memory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lucette Lagnado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908553822357,"sku":"9780062092564","price":5.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062092564.png?v=1777422879","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062092564_the-arrogant-years","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}