{"product_id":"9780702263286","title":"The First Time I Thought I Was Dying","description":"Author: Walker, Sarah\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780702263286\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Queensland Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Aug 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling collection of essays that unpacks our unruly bodies and minds and questions why we are taught to fear and punish them, from an exciting and award-winning new author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe live in a world that expects us to be constantly in control of ourselves. Our bodies and minds, though, have other ideas. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this striking debut, artist and writer Sarah Walker wrestles with the awkward spaces where anatomy meets society: body image and Photoshop, phobias and religion, sex scenes and onstage violence, death and grief. Her luminous writing is at once specific and universal as she mines the limits of anxiety, intimacy and control.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sharp-witted and poignant, this collection of essays explores our unruly bodies and asks how we might learn to embrace our own chaos.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48198011748510,"sku":"UBD-9780702263286","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780702263286.jpg?v=1787745377","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780702263286","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}