{"product_id":"9781427252135","title":"When I Was a Child I Read Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarilynne Robinson has built a sterling reputation as a writer of sharp, subtly moving prose, not only as a major American novelist, but also as a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist. In\u003ci\u003e When I Was a Child I Read Books\u003c\/i\u003e she returns to and expands upon the themes which have preoccupied her work with renewed vigor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Austerity as Ideology,\" she tackles the global debt crisis, and the charged political and social political climate in this country that makes finding a solution to our financial troubles so challenging. In \"Open Thy Hand Wide\" she searches out the deeply embedded role of generosity in Christian faith. And in \"When I Was a Child,\" one of her most personal essays to date, an account of her childhood in Idaho becomes an exploration of individualism and the myth of the American West. Clear-eyed and forceful as ever, Robinson demonstrates once again why she is regarded as one of our essential writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044457693424,"sku":"9781427252135","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781427252135_p0.jpg?v=1763747488","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781427252135","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}