{"product_id":"living-dolls-by-natasha-walter-9780349017440","title":"Living Dolls","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCelebrating five decades of the feminist publisher, each of the Five Gold Reads represents an iconic moment in Virago's history, from the 1970s to today.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI once believed that we only had to put in place the conditions for equality for the remnants of old-fashioned sexism in our culture to wither away. I am ready to admit that I was wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmpowerment, liberation, choice. Once the watchwords of feminism, these terms have now been co-opted by a society that sells women an airbrushed, highly sexualised and increasingly narrow vision of femininity. Drawing on a wealth of research and personal interviews, \u003ci\u003eLiving Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e is a straight-talking, passionate and important book that makes us look afresh at women and girls, at sexism and femininity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book marked a real feminist awakening for me . . . it might make you rage, but in a good, important way'\u003c\/b\u003e — Laura Bates, ELLE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Required reading for everyone who cares about our humanity, and that means all of us'\u003c\/b\u003e — Katherine Sheridan, IRISH TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A must-read'\u003c\/b\u003e — Viv Groskop, GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371244601580,"sku":"9780349017440","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6627923482312.jpg?v=1773217370","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/living-dolls-by-natasha-walter-9780349017440","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}