{"title":"Madison Griffiths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadison Griffiths\u003c\/strong\u003e offers intimate and evocative works that explore the intricacies of personal experience with honesty and grace. Her writing delves into the nuances of memory and identity, creating memoirs that resonate with emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect beautifully crafted narratives that capture the subtle moments of life, blending reflection with vivid storytelling. \u003cem\u003eSweet Nothings\u003c\/em\u003e and other titles invite thoughtful contemplation on the human condition and the stories we carry within us.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sweet-nothings-by-madison-griffiths-9781761151859","title":"Sweet Nothings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThirty years on from \u003cem\u003eThe First Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, Madison Griffiths is ready to blow the conversation wide open.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe professor who whispers sweet nothings into his students’ ears makes sweet nothings out of them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweet Nothings\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping account of four women’s interwoven stories in the wake of having once been students who embarked on romantic relationships with their university professors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the stories of Rose, Blaine, Cara and Elsie, Griffiths explores what these relationships tell us about power and interrogates how class and gender are expressed and exploited in our academic institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy tackling sex, desire and its consequences in a university setting, Griffiths looks keenly at the gender imbalances that inform these affairs, and how thorny betrayal becomes when a woman is made to believe she is the ‘exception to the rule’ only to find out she is one of many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGriffiths’ portrayal reveals, with searing candidness, the labyrinth of ego, ambition, and abuse that can begin in the classroom. It’s an unflinching critique of the hierarchies that distort relationships and can leave lasting scars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eSWEET NOTHINGS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘There are few writers I trust to explore complex power dynamics with the care, nuance and sharp edge that Madison Griffiths brings to \u003cem\u003eSweet Nothings\u003c\/em\u003e. This book questions what it means to love, to desire and to reckon with our autonomy in ways that I believe will resonate with all women. A must read from one of Australia’s strongest feminist voices.’ \u003cstrong\u003eHannah Ferguson, author of \u003cem\u003eTaboo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A courageous interrogation of problematic sex delivered with poetic flourish.’ \u003cstrong\u003eChanel Contos, author of \u003cem\u003eConsent Laid Bare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘An examination of power and sex that prompts fury for what is done and grief for what is lost.’ \u003cstrong\u003eClementine Ford, author of \u003cem\u003eI Don’t\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘With quiet fury and lyric force, \u003cem\u003eSweet Nothings\u003c\/em\u003e lays bare the shrouded space where pedagogy and power entangle. 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The very best nonfiction writing is both hard-hitting and tender, and this book is both of those things and more.’ \u003cstrong\u003eLucia Osborne-Crowley, author of \u003cem\u003eI Chose Elena\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244437549292,"sku":"9781761151859","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761151859-sweet-nothings-1.jpg?v=1787995984"},{"product_id":"tissue-by-madison-griffiths-9781761151835","title":"Tissue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘wide-ranging, defiant and impassioned’ – Fiona Wright, author of \u003ci\u003eThe World Was Whole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat does it mean to terminate a pregnancy?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTissue\u003c\/i\u003e, Madison Griffiths turns her keen eye to the topic of abortion in a meditative and personal look at a procedure that is common yet vilified, championed yet sometimes grieved. \u003ci\u003eTissue\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the feelings of guilt around choice, exploring the language we use, or don’t, and how the silence shapes the way we think and feel about the act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbortion has many facets. \u003ci\u003eTissue\u003c\/i\u003e lays each of them bare, meticulously unravelling how the world-at-large responds to abortion, inviting us into the messy and complex realities embedded in such a politicised act of agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt a time when women around the world are losing their right to access safe abortion, this book is needed more than ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Fierce, poetic and unflinching, Griffiths pulls no punches as she explores what it looks like to find and honour your agency.’ \u003cb\u003eLucinda Price, author of \u003ci\u003eAll I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A sincere book that curiously and compassionately makes a compelling case for love and choice.’ \u003cb\u003eGina Rushton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Most Important Job in the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘With smart, beautifully written discussion, Griffiths lays bare the discourse of privilege and choice, addressing what it is to go up against the cultural expectations and condemnations put to those who exercise their human right to choose.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks\u003c\/i\u003e+\u003ci\u003ePublishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244789346540,"sku":"9781761151835","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f7fc74e2ce1d874a0fed0c114bebea13.jpg?v=1788126705"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/madison-griffiths.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}