{"product_id":"small-animals-parenthood-in-the-age-of-fear-9781250089571","title":"Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt might be the most important book about being a parent that you will ever read. \u003c\/b\u003e--Emily Rapp Black, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Still Point of the Turning World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrooks's own personal experience provides the narrative thrust for the book -- she writes unflinchingly about her own experience.... Readers who want to know what happened to Brooks will keep reading to learn how the case against her proceeds, but it's Brooks's questions about why mothers are so judgmental and competitive that give the book its heft. --\u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne morning, Kim Brooks made a split-second decision to leave her four-year old son in the car while she ran into a store. What happened would consume the next several years of her life and spur her to investigate the broader role America's culture of fear plays in parenthood. In \u003ci\u003eSmall Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, Brooks asks, Of all the emotions inherent in parenting, is there any more universal or profound than fear? Why have our notions of what it means to be a good parent changed so radically? In what ways do these changes impact the lives of parents, children, and the structure of society at large? And what, in the end, does the rise of fearful parenting tell us about ourselves? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFueled by urgency and the emotional intensity of Brooks's own story, \u003ci\u003eSmall Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting examination of the ways our culture of competitive, anxious, and judgmental parenting has profoundly altered the experiences of parents and children. In her signature style--by turns funny, penetrating, and always illuminating--which has dazzled millions of fans and been called striking by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e and beautiful by the National Book Critics Circle, Brooks offers a provocative, compelling portrait of parenthood in America and calls us to examine what we most value in our relationships with our children and one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250089571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Kim Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648575500444,"sku":"9781250089571","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c0cdf1ea-8689-406b-9e6a-9d0900b8aefd.jpg?v=1603870432","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/small-animals-parenthood-in-the-age-of-fear-9781250089571","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}