{"product_id":"on-marriage-by-devorah-baum-9780241998021","title":"On Marriage","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shining exploration of why we marry from writer and academic Devorah Baum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor better or worse, for richer for poorer, till death us do part - we've always done it and we're still doing it. Of all our cultural institutions, marriage is the most ancient, but also the most puzzling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling and delightful book, Devorah Baum examines the many meanings we have given to marriage, interweaving the personal with insights from a host of writers, artists and thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Freud to Ferrante, and \u003cem\u003eOne Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eFleabag\u003c\/em\u003e, she looks at marriage in all of its forms - from act of love to leap of faith, and asks: what are we really doing when we say 'I do'?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth celebration and critique, \u003cem\u003eOn Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e is a guide like no other to the landscape of marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340996591852,"sku":"9780241998021","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3693753482274.jpg?v=1772179700","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/on-marriage-by-devorah-baum-9780241998021","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}