{"product_id":"alive-in-their-garden-the-true-story-of-the-mirabal-sisters-and-their-fight-for-freedom-paperback","title":"Alive in Their Garden: The True Story of the Mirabal Sisters and Their Fight for Freedom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDed? Mirabal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAna E. Mart?nez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAna E. Mart?nez\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe lives and legacy of the iconic Mirabal\u003cbr\u003esisters, as told in an intimate memoir by the sister who survived\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is the book I wish I'd had on hand as I was writing In the Time of the Butterflies.\"--From the introduction by Julia Alvarez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1960, the\u003cbr\u003ethree sisters Patria, Minerva, and Mar?a Teresa Mirabal, code-named \"Las Mariposas\" (The Butterflies)\u003cbr\u003eby a Dominican underground resistance movement, were assassinated by order of dictator\u003cbr\u003eRafael Trujillo. \u003ci\u003eAlive in Their Garden \u003c\/i\u003eis the memoir of Ded? Mirabal, their surviving sister, who for decades kept\u003cbr\u003eher sisters alive in Dominican memory. This is the first English translation of\u003cbr\u003eDed?'s story, an intimate account of a tragedy and the international outcry that, \u003cbr\u003efor many, heralded the fall of the Trujillo dictatorship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003eher memoir, Ded? recollects her sisters' lives and personalities, the optimistic\u003cbr\u003ebeginning of the 14th of June Revolutionary Movement, and the tragic day of her\u003cbr\u003esisters' murders. She details the emotionally charged court proceedings that\u003cbr\u003efollowed and the impact these events had not only on the Mariposas' children\u003cbr\u003eand family but on the world. Along her journey, Ded? grapples with the\u003cbr\u003equestion, \"Why did they not kill you too?\" And as time goes on, she comes to\u003cbr\u003erecognize her own important role: raising her sisters' children alongside her\u003cbr\u003eown and working to preserve the memory of a generation.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003eedition features the memoir's original introduction by Julia Alvarez, author of\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e, a chronology by historian Bernardo Vega, \u003cbr\u003eand an afterword by Minerva's daughter Minou Tav?rez Mirabal. Adding a preface and explanatory\u003cbr\u003enotes that orient readers to the \u003ci\u003eTrujillato\u003c\/i\u003e in the Dominican Republic, translators\u003cbr\u003eand editors Ana Mart?nez and Heather Hennes bring a moving true story and\u003cbr\u003evaluable piece of history to new readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978175840557,"sku":"9781683405009","price":50.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/rVUuyZIUrZ9781683405009.webp?v=1775800843","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/alive-in-their-garden-the-true-story-of-the-mirabal-sisters-and-their-fight-for-freedom-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}