{"product_id":"girlhood-paperback","title":"Girlhood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Febos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLambda Literary Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e * NPR * \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews * Washington Independent Review of Books * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Millions * \u003c\/i\u003eElectric Literature\u003ci\u003e * \u003c\/i\u003eMs Magazine * \u003ci\u003eEntropy Magazine * \u003c\/i\u003eLargehearted Boy * Passerbuys\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Irreverent and original.\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Magisterial.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An intoxicating writer.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A classic!\" -Mary Karr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A true light in the dark.\" -Stephanie Danler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An essential, heartbreaking project.\" -Carmen Maria Machado\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping set of stories about the forces that shape girls and the adults they become. A wise and brilliant guide to transforming the self and our society. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her powerful new book, critically acclaimed author Melissa Febos examines the narratives women are told about what it means to be female and what it takes to free oneself from them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her body began to change at 11 years old, Febos understood immediately that her meaning to other people had changed with it. By her teens, she defined herself based on these perceptions and by the romantic relationships she threw herself into headlong. Over time, Febos increasingly questioned the stories she'd been told about herself and the habits and defenses she'd developed over years of trying to meet others' expectations. The values she and so many other women had learned in girlhood did not prioritize their personal safety, happiness, or freedom, and she set out to reframe those values and beliefs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending investigative reporting, memoir, and scholarship, Febos charts how she and others like her have reimagined relationships and made room for the anger, grief, power, and pleasure women have long been taught to deny.\u003cbr\u003eWritten with Febos' characteristic precision, lyricism, and insight, \u003ci\u003eGirlhood\u003c\/i\u003e is a philosophical treatise, an anthem for women, and a searing study of the transitions into and away from girlhood, toward a chosen self.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Febos \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eWhip Smart\u003c\/i\u003e, the essay collection, \u003ci\u003eAbandon Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and a craft book, \u003ci\u003eBody Work\u003c\/i\u003e. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, she is also the inaugural winner of the Jeanne Córdova Nonfiction Award from LAMBDA Literary and the recipient of fellowships from The National Endowment for the Arts, MacDowell, Bread Loaf, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The BAU Institute, Vermont Studio Center, The Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, and others. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review, The Believer, McSweeney's Quarterly, Granta, Sewanee Review, Tin House, The Sun, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e She is an associate professor at the University of Iowa, where she teaches in the Nonfiction Writing Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.32 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964251373869,"sku":"9781635579314","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/girlhood-paperback-9827980.webp?v=1775480107","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/girlhood-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}