{"product_id":"the-arrogant-years-one-girls-search-for-her-lost-youth-from-cairo-to-brooklyn-9780061803697","title":"The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" Lagnado writes] in crystalline yet melodious prose.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucette Lagnado's acclaimed, award-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Man in the White Sharkskin Suit\u003c\/em\u003e (\" a] crushing, brilliant book\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) told the powerfully moving story of her Jewish family's exile from Egypt. In her extraordinary follow-up memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Arrogant Years\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cem\u003eThe Arrogant Years\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucette Lagnado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 4.96w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061803697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/27\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLagnado, Lucette:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Cairo, Lucette Lagnado and her family were forced to flee Egypt as refugees when she was a small child, eventually coming to New York. She was the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Man in the White Sharkskin Suit\u003c\/em\u003e, for which she received the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature in 2008, and is the coauthor of \u003cem\u003eChildren of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been translated into nearly a dozen foreign languages. Joining the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e in 1996, she received numerous awards and was a senior special writer and investigative reporter. She died in 2019. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40538707984499,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":25.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b9ee0448-e2a8-4df6-839a-dc06e17bda0d.jpg?v=1666703175","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-arrogant-years-one-girls-search-for-her-lost-youth-from-cairo-to-brooklyn-9780061803697","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}