The Lyrical And Globe-spanning Memoir By The Influential Feminist Economist, With Introductory Pieces From Two American Icons&10; Your Heart And World Will Be Opened By Reading The Brass Notebook, The Intimate And Political Life Of Devaki Jain, A Young Woman Who Dares To Become Independent. -gloria Steinemwhen She Was Barely Thirty, The Indian Feminist Economist Devaki Jain Befriended Doris Lessing, Nobel Winner And Author Of The Golden Notebook, Who Encouraged Jain To Write Her Story. Over Half A Century Later, Jain Has Crafted What Desmond Tutu Has Called &8220;a Riveting Account Of The Life Story Of A Courageous Woman Who Has All Her Life Challenged What Convention Expects Of Her.&8221;across An Extraordinary Life Intertwined With Those Of Iris Murdoch, Gloria Steinem, Julius Nyerere, Henry Kissinger, And Nelson Mandela, Jain Navigated A World Determined To Contain Her Ambitions.