{"product_id":"9781912914081","title":"Why Sex Doesn’t Matter","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Sex Doesn’t Matter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Olivia Fane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivia Fane deconstructs our cultural obsession with sex, love, and gender.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Is Sex Natural? Is Sex Dirty? Is Sex Loving? Is Sex about   Beauty? Is Sex Political?\u003cbr\u003e   \u003ci\u003eWhy Sex Doesn't Matter\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary and controversial   book in these confused, self-obsessed, sex-obsessed and gender fluid times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Western society has packaged sex as one of the most important pillars of our modern lives. It's become ubiquitous, stigmatized and destigmatized in equal measure, used to sell products, choose partners, and define ourselves. But sex is just the quick-fix that will never satisfying our underlying craving for romantic love and real connection, and so as a culture we should value it less and make it less central to our long term goals, our Western sense of moral righteousness, and representations of our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhy Sex Doesn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e't Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, author Olivia Fane argues that gender is a social construct and we should stop focusing on it: “If our 'minds' are a mish-mash of both stereotypically 'male' and 'female' qualities, then our bodies would have to become half-male and half-female to conjure up some perfect fit. It's just not going to catch on.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Extremely articulate, argumentative and allusive…The case against, firmly stated.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“a tireless destructor of today's cultural obsession…” —\u003ci\u003eZoe Strimpel, The Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“About \u003ci\u003eTHE CONVERSATIONS: 66 REASONS TO START TALKING\u003c\/i\u003e - This book is so unusual, and so good, that I want to spend as much time as possible just quoting it.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“About \u003ci\u003eTHE CONVERSATIONS: 66 REASONS TO START TALKING\u003c\/i\u003e -Full of wisdom about how to live, what it means to be you and how to communicate that knowledge to the people you love.” —\u003ci\u003eAndrew G. Marshall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“on \u003ci\u003eHER FICTION \u003c\/i\u003e- Fane writes with clarity, elegance and a wit which raises her interest in amorous foreplay into the Ovidian. Her debut is the most radiant I have seen this year” —\u003ci\u003eAmanda Craig, The Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“on \u003ci\u003eHER FICTION \u003c\/i\u003e- Brings to mind comparisons with Shena Mackay, and, in her hero's philosophical quest, with early Iris Murdoch.” —\u003ci\u003eClaire Colvin, The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781912914081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Mensch Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40744374632654,"sku":"9781912914081","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_603a9eb0-1592-426e-a0b1-52cae7c7e37c.jpg?v=1641448782","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781912914081","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}