{"product_id":"open-one-womans-journey-through-love-and-polyamory-9780593139578","title":"Open: One Woman's Journey Through Love and Polyamory","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning journalist chronicles her first open relationship with \"breathtaking honesty\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) in this \"sexy, messy, necessary look at polyamory\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003ePopSugar, Them\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Rachel Krantz met and fell for Adam, he told her that he was looking for a committed partnership--just one that did not include monogamy. Intrigued and more than a little nervous, Krantz decided to see whether their love could coexist with the freedom to date other people. Could they strike an exquisite balance between intimacy and independence, and find a way to feel passion for each other once the honeymoon phase ended? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKrantz documents her dive into polyamory\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e from Brooklyn sex parties to swinging and beyond, in her extraordinary debut memoir. As she attempts to write a new plot for her love story with Adam, she runs up against miscommunications, gaslighting, and ancient power dynamics, and seeks solid ground in a relationship where the rules are ever-shifting. An award-winning journalist, she interviewed scientists, psychologists, and people living and loving outside the mainstream as she searched to understand what polyamory would do to her heart, her mind, and her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With an unflinching eye and page-turning storytelling, \u003ci\u003eOpen\u003c\/i\u003e is groundbreaking in both its documentarian approach to polyamory and its explicit subject matter. From debilitating anxiety spirals to heart-opening connections with the men and women she dates, Rachel puts her whole self on the line as she attempts to redefine what a relationship is--or could be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Krantz\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and one of the founding editors of \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, where she served as senior features editor for three years. Her work has been featured on NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, Vox, Vice, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other outlets. She's the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, the Investigative Reporters and Editors Radio Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Peabody Award for her work as an investigative reporter with YR Media. \u003ci\u003eOpen\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harmony\/Rodale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645296349458,"sku":"9780593139578","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9daba188-e74a-4d6b-8c03-9d1794c50a67.jpg?v=1733147558","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/open-one-womans-journey-through-love-and-polyamory-9780593139578","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}