{"title":"Sophie K Rosa","description":"\u003cp\u003eSophie K Rosa’s work explores the nuances of contemporary family life with honesty and depth. Her writing often challenges conventional ideas about parenting, inviting readers to consider alternative perspectives on intimacy, care, and connection within families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging and thought-provoking, her books offer a fresh take on the complexities of emotional relationships and the transformative power of closeness. Sophie K Rosa’s distinctive voice resonates with anyone interested in the evolving landscape of parenting and family bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"radical-intimacy-by-sophie-k-rosa-9780745345161","title":"Radical Intimacy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A clarion voice from a new generation of British feminists ... I was gripped'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sophie Lewis, author of \u003cem\u003eAbolish the Family\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCapitalist ideology wants us to believe that there is an optimal way to live. 'Making connections' means networking for work. Our emotional needs are to be fulfilled by a single romantic partner, and self-care equates to taking personal responsibility for our suffering. We must be productive and heterosexual, we must have babies and buy a house. But the kicker is most people cannot and do not want to achieve these goals. Instead, we are left feeling atomised, exhausted, and disempowered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadical Intimacy\u003c\/em\u003e shows that it doesn't need to be this way. Including inspiring ideas for alternative ways to live, Sophie K Rosa demands we use our radical imagination to discover a new form of intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding critiques of the 'wellness' industry that ignores rising poverty rates, the mental health crisis, and racist and misogynist state violence; transcending love and sex under capitalism to move towards feminist, decolonial, and queer thinking; asking whether we should abolish the family; interrogating the framing of ageing and death, and much more, \u003cem\u003eRadical Intimacy\u003c\/em\u003e is the compassionate antidote to a callous society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow available as an audiobook, to listen to on the go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487473713388,"sku":"9780745345161","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/649b268dad058e79da53711115439044.jpg?v=1775776183"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sophie-k-rosa.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}