{"product_id":"sex-object-a-memoir-9780062435095","title":"Sex Object: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sharp and prescient... The appeal of Valenti's memoir lies in her ability to trace objectification through her own life, and to trace what was for a long time her own obliviousness to it...\u003cem\u003eSex Object\u003c\/em\u003e is an antidote to the fun and flirty feminism of selfies and self-help.\" - \u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed by the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e as \"one of the most visible and successful feminists of her generation,\" Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade. Now, in a memoir that\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e calls \"bold and unflinching,\" Valenti explores the toll that sexism takes on women's lives, from the everyday to the existential. From subway gropings and imposter syndrome to sexual awakenings and motherhood, \u003cem\u003eSex Object\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the painful, embarrassing, and sometimes illegal moments that shaped Valenti's adolescence and young adulthood in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of writers like Joan Didion and Mary Karr, \u003cem\u003eSex Object\u003c\/em\u003e is a profoundly moving tour de force that is bound to shock those already familiar with Valenti's work, and enthrall those who are just finding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eValenti, Jessica:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJESSICA VALENTI\u003c\/strong\u003e is a columnist for \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e US where she writes about gender and politics. In 2004 she founded the award-winning Feministing.com, which \u003cem\u003eColumbia Journalism Review\u003c\/em\u003e called \"head and shoulders above almost any writing on women's issues in mainstream media.\"? Her work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNation\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMs\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the author of several books, including the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eFull Frontal Feminism\u003c\/em\u003e. Jessica lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649749815570,"sku":"9780062435095","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a8ca61a-4bb6-45f1-ac6a-dd776edab200.jpg?v=1733272554","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sex-object-a-memoir-9780062435095","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}