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Parenthood in the Age of Fear
Flatiron
September 2018
On Sale: August 21, 2018
Featuring: Kim Brooks
ISBN: 1250089557
EAN: 9781250089557
Kindle: B079DVXVKF
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Non-Fiction Memoir
"Part memoir, part history, part documentary, part impassioned manifesto...it might be the most important book about being a parent that you will ever read." βEmily Rapp Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Still Point of the Turning World βA beautifully told, harrowing storyβ¦ββHeather Havrilesky One morning, Kim Brooks made a split-second decision to leave her four-year old son in the car while she ran into a store. What happened would consume the next several years of her life and spur her to investigate the broader role Americaβs culture of fear plays in parenthood. In Small Animals, Brooks asks, Of all the emotions inherent in parenting, is there any more universal or profound than fear? Why have our notions of what it means to be a good parent changed so radically? In what ways do these changes impact the lives of parents, children, and the structure of society at large? And what, in the end, does the rise of fearful parenting tell us about ourselves? Fueled by urgency and the emotional intensity of Brooksβs own story, Small Animals is a riveting examination of the ways our culture of competitive, anxious, and judgmental parenting has profoundly altered the experiences of parents and children. In her signature styleβby turns funny, penetrating, and always illuminatingβwhich has dazzled millions of fans and been called "striking" by New York Times Book Review and "beautiful" by the National Book Critics Circle, Brooks offers a provocative, compelling portrait of parenthood in America and calls us to examine what we most value in our relationships with our children and one another.
 Media BuzzGood Morning Texas - Buy The Book - June 6, 2018
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