{"product_id":"shrewed-a-wry-and-closely-observed-look-at-the-lives-of-women-and-girls-9781487003043","title":"Shrewed: A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy are there so few women in politics? Why is public space, whether it's the street or social media, still so inhospitable to women? What does Carrie Fisher have to do with Mary Wollstonecraft? And why is a wedding ceremony Satan's playground?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are some of the questions that bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Renzetti examines in her new collection of original essays. Drawing upon her decades of reporting on feminist issues, \u003ci\u003eShrewed\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about feminism's crossroads. From Hillary Clinton's failed campaign to the quest for equal pay, from the lessons we can learn from old ladies to the future of feminism in a turbulent world, Renzetti takes a pointed, witty look at how far we've come -- and how far we have to go. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Nellie McClung and Erma Bombeck had an IVF baby, this book would be the result. If they'd lived at the same time. And in the same country. And if IVF had been invented. Well, you get the point. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenzetti, Elizabeth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eELIZABETH RENZETTI is a columnist for the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, and has reported for many years from Toronto, Los Angeles, and London. She is also the bestselling author of the novel \u003cem\u003eBased on a True Story\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and a Canadian bestseller. She lives in Toronto with her husband, author and \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e columnist Doug Saunders, and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416120430866,"sku":"9781487003043","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c32ef76-3730-49c5-a08a-b198a1c7d896.jpg?v=1729414125","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shrewed-a-wry-and-closely-observed-look-at-the-lives-of-women-and-girls-9781487003043","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}