{"title":"andrea bennett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrea Bennett\u003c\/strong\u003e explores complex themes within politics and current affairs, offering incisive perspectives that challenge conventional thinking. Her work often engages with questions of identity, power, and social dynamics, reflecting a keen awareness of contemporary debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking narratives that blend personal insight with wider societal issues, inviting reflection and deeper understanding. Bennett’s writing is both accessible and intellectually stimulating, making her a compelling voice in modern political discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"like-a-boy-but-not-a-boy-by-andrea-bennett-9781551528212","title":"Like A Boy But Not A Boy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInquisitive and expansive, \u003ci\u003eLike a Boy but Not a Boy\u003c\/i\u003e explores author andrea bennett's experiences with gender expectations, being a non-binary parent, and the sometimes funny and sometimes difficult task of living in a body. The book's fourteen essays also delve incisively into the interconnected themes of mental illness, mortality, creative work, class, and bike mechanics (apparently, you can learn a lot about yourself through trueing a wheel).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \"Tomboy,\" andrea articulates what it means to live in a gender in-between space, and why one might be necessary; \"37 Jobs 21 Houses\" interrogates the notion that the key to a better life is working hard and moving house. Interspersed throughout the book is \"Everyone Is Sober and No One Can Drive,\" sixteen stories about queer millennials who grew up and came of age in small Canadian communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the same poignant spirit as Ivan Coyote's \u003ci\u003eTomboy Survival Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLike a Boy but Not a Boy\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the struggle to find acceptance, and to accept oneself, and how one can find one's place while learning to make space for others. The book also wonders what it means to be an atheist and search for faith that everything will be okay, what it means to learn how to love life even as you obsess over its brevity, and how to give birth, to bring new life, at what feels like the end of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith thoughtfulness and acute observation, andrea bennett reveals intimate truths about the human experience, whether one is outside the gender binary or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558961103084,"sku":"9781551528212","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781551528212-like-a-boy-but-not-a-boy.jpg?v=1776923780"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/andrea-bennett.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}