{"product_id":"9789798083822","title":"Earth Dance","description":"\u003ci\u003eEarth Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of four generations of Balinese women, centers on conflicts that arise between the demands of caste and personal desires.\u003cbr\u003eNarrated by Ida Ayu Telaga, a Balinese woman in her thirties, the novel shows Balinese women-as depicted by her mother, grandmother and female peers-to be motivated by two factors: the yearning to be beautiful, and the desire for a high-caste husband.\u003cp\u003eHeadstrong Telaga defies her mother's wishes and marries the man of her dreams, who is a commoner. Thus, in a reversal of societal expectations, as shown in the novel by images of women who aspire to\u003cbr\u003e\"liberation\" through \"marrying up\", Telaga's emancipation is implicitly characterized as a move downwards, through transformation to the status of a commoner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarth Dance\u003c\/i\u003e also reveals that-like high-caste status-beauty, too, has a price. Behind the thick, glossy hair and golden complexion, lies a web of jealousy, derision and intrigue. Telaga, whose life is controlled by her mother's avarice, her mother-in-law's bitterness and the greed of her sister-in-law, has frequent cause to wonder: \"Is this what it means to be a woman?\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Equinox Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065085378800,"sku":"9789798083822","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789798083822_p0.jpg?v=1763689460","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789798083822","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}