{"product_id":"letters-to-my-weird-sisters-on-autism-and-feminism-9781838950071","title":"Letters to My Weird Sisters: On Autism and Feminism","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn autistic feminist author looks at women's history, in search of her 'weird sisters'. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt seemed to me that many of the moments when my autism had caused problems, or at least marked me out as different, were those moments when I had come up against some unspoken law about how a girl or a woman should be, and failed to meet it.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An autism diagnosis in midlife enabled Joanne Limburg to finally make sense of why her emotional expression, social discomfort and presentation had always marked her as an outsider. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eager to discover other women who had been misunderstood in their time, she writes a series of wide-ranging letters to four 'weird sisters' from history, addressing topics including autistic parenting, social isolation, feminism, the movement for disability rights and the appalling punishments that have been meted out over centuries to those deemed to fall short of the norm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This heartfelt, deeply compassionate and wholly original work humanizes women who have so often been dismissed for their differences, and will be celebrated by 'weird sisters' everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10804889\"\u003eJoanne Limburg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 5.98w x 1.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838950071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838950079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC010000\"\u003eFeminism \u0026amp; Feminist Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC029000\"\u003ePeople with Disabilities\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM048000\"\u003eAutism Spectrum Disorders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Limburg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two memoirs (\u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Thought Too Much\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmall Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e), one novel (\u003ci\u003eA Want of Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e) and three collections of poetry: \u003ci\u003eFeminismo\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, \u003ci\u003e Paraphernalia\u003c\/i\u003e, a Poetry Book Society Recommendation, and \u003ci\u003eThe Autistic Alice\u003c\/i\u003e. Her children's poetry collection, \u003ci\u003e Bookside Down\u003c\/i\u003e, was runner-up for the CLiPPA Poetry Award. She lectures at Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education and lives in Cambridge with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43893513453707,"sku":"9781838950071","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_4bf1d6d5-3956-4c6b-b799-d80ddde2c8b7.jpg?v=1756134168","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/letters-to-my-weird-sisters-on-autism-and-feminism-9781838950071","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}