{"product_id":"9781449063658","title":"Soft As Iron: Disparaged Creation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe odds were against Vanna in this poignant novel based on real-life characters.  Being born out-of- wedlock in pre WWII, religiously conservative Italy, spurned by her maternal grandmother, and sent to an orphanage, she discovers her biological father at thirteen. Vanna, constrained by a domineering mother and a manipulative father, struggles through the 1950s. Her quest for freedom and happiness drives her into an abusive marriage to Edgar, a Venezuelan engineer.  However, the marriage ends in a bitter divorce.  Sustained by her indomitable spirit, straightforward personality, and resourcefulness, Vanna, a single mother of five, restarts her life by becoming a successful businesswoman and the pillar of the community.  Greedy business associates and corrupt city officials, however, combine to force her to start a new chapter in her peripatetic life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128500240624,"sku":"9781449063658","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449063658_p0.jpg?v=1763828249","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449063658","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}