{"title":"Fiona Williams","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiona Williams explores complex social themes through both her fiction and non-fiction works, offering insights into the intersections of politics and everyday life. Her writing in \u003cem\u003eSocial Policy\u003c\/em\u003e provides a thoughtful analysis of societal structures and challenges, appealing to readers interested in contemporary political and social issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her fiction, such as \u003cem\u003eThe House of Broken Bricks\u003c\/em\u003e, Williams crafts compelling narratives that delve into personal and communal struggles, blending social commentary with emotional depth. Her books invite reflection on the impact of policy and human experience alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-house-of-broken-bricks-by-fiona-williams-9780571379569","title":"The House of Broken Bricks","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWonderful. . .brave in its deep truths about loss and love\u003c\/em\u003e - INGRID PERSAUD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA clever, heartbreaking, heartwarming depiction of family love, grief and the possibility of hope.\u003c\/em\u003e - JO BROWNING WROE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShocking and powerful. . . This is the best kind of storytelling.\u003c\/em\u003e - VICTORIA HISLOP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAin't nothing wrong with being broken. Nothing at all. You're like these houses, not a whole brick in them and look how strong they are.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Tess traces the sunrise over the floodplains, light that paints the house a startling crimson, she yearns for the comforting chaos of life as it once was. Instead of Max and Sonny tracking dirt through the kitchen—Tess and Richard's 'rainbow twins'—Tess absorbs the quiet. The nights draw in, the soil cools, and Richard fights to get his winter crops planted rather than deal with the discussion he cannot bear to have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSecrets and vines clamber over the broken red bricks and although its inhabitants seem to be withering, in the damp, crumbling soil Sonny knows that something is stirring... As the seasons change, and the cracks let in more light, the family might just be able to start to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a broken family, what they see and what they cannot say laid bare in their overlapping perspectives. It is a tale of life in the cracks, because in the space for acceptance, of passing and of laying to rest, the possibilities of new energy, light and love, are seeded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46553898516716,"sku":"9780571379569","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11471803482391.jpg?v=1750082075"},{"product_id":"social-policy-by-fiona-williams-9781509540396","title":"Social Policy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelfare states face profound challenges. Widening economic and social inequalities have been intensified by austerity politics, sharpened by the rise in ethno-nationalism and exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, recent decades have seen a resurgence of social justice activism at both the local and the transnational level. Yet the transformative power of feminist, anti-racist and postcolonial\/decolonial thinking has become relatively marginal to core social policy theory, while other critical approaches – around disability, sexuality, migration, age and the environment – have found recognition only selectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Policy\u003c\/em\u003e provides a much needed new analysis of this complex landscape, drawing together critical approaches in social policy with intersectionality and political economy. Fiona Williams contextualizes contemporary social policies not only in the global crisis of finance capitalism but also in the interconnected global crises of care, ecology and racialized borders. These shape and are shaped at national scale by the intersecting dynamics of family, nation, work and nature. Through critical assessment of these realities, the book probes the ethical, prefigurative and transformative possibilities for a future welfare commons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis significant intervention will animate social policy thinking, teaching and research. It will be essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the complexities of social policy for the years ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471577399532,"sku":"9781509540396","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509540396-social-policy.jpg?v=1775247210"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/fiona-williams.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}