{"product_id":"life-of-the-party-olivia-gatwood-9780857526250","title":"Life of the Party","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dazzling collection of raw and explosive poems about growing up in a sexist, sensationalised world by brilliantly-talented, internationally-renowned feminist poet and performer Olivia Gatwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e____________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"I am stirred by the poems in this book - it is a sharp, unflinching collection of poems about girlhood, wonder, casual everyday violence.\"\n\u003cbr\u003eYrsa Daley-Ward, author of 'bone' and 'The Terrible'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this multi-faceted collection of odes, anecdotes, sonnets and prose, Olivia Gatwood weaves together the trials and triumphs of growing up and explores the many ways that fear and violence can be internalized in a woman's psyche. At times blistering and riotous, at times soulful and exuberant, Life of the Party is about what it means to be a girl and a woman in today's world and the challenge of briefly being both. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn powerful, piercingly candid language, Gatwood asks- How does one grow from a girl to a woman in a world wracked by violence? What happens to our bodies that make us who we are? Is this fear really irrational?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA dazzling collection of raw and explosive poems from a thrilling new feminist voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivia Gatwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43174499516659,"sku":"9780857526250","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9780857526250.jpg?v=1662065381","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/life-of-the-party-olivia-gatwood-9780857526250","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}