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Reinventing Love

By Mona Chollet & Susan Emanuel
Reinventing Love by Mona Chollet & Susan Emanuel digital book - Fable

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A new work by the author of “In Defense of Witches” that seeks to redefine heterosexual relationships and give women back their voice.

As feminist principles have taken wider hold in society, and basic ideas about equality for women can seem a given, many women still struggle in one of the most important areas of life: love. Whether it’s finding a partner, seeking a commitment from one, or struggling in a relationship that is unfulfilling or even potentially abusive, women still find that deeply-engrained notions of gender and behavior can be obstacles to a healthy, loving relationship. In her new book, acclaimed French feminist Mona Chollet tackles some of these long-held and pervasive ideas that remain stumbling blocks for many women in heterosexual relationships.

Drawing from popular culture, politics, and literature, Reinventing Love provides a provocative, accessible look at how heterosexual relationships can improve and evolve under a feminist lens.

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“very dense. and also based on french pop culture which i simply don’t relate to. but very interesting ideas proposed”
“Narcissists? Or healthy children of the Patriarchy? This was a very entertaining read. Mona Chollet has some far reaching ideas, most of which I feel found their mark. There were a few odd sentences/paragraphs that felt very out of place or didn’t have any foundation to them, but I can see what she was going for. I really enjoyed the focus on the influence that pop-culture (film/books etc) has on reinforcing patriarchal ideals, rape culture, sexual fantasies and the continuation of deeply embedded hegemonic functions. “After all, does having sex like a man, make you a man? Or someone deliriously detached from your emotions, and therefore unable to participate in one of life’s greatest physical pleasures? And if men can be presented by some reactionary self-help writers as “simple beings”, whereas women of course are “complicated”, is this not because men are calmly conscious of the fact that Patriarchy benefits them?” “When you are confronted your whole life with the risk of sexual violence, you do not wish to give the slightest pretext for “girls love that” discourses, as if the fantasy could be confused with reality, or as if trashy fantasies means that you are at the disposal of the first scumbag that comes along.” “Passion, thus allows the male protagonist to remain enclosed in his immature and defiant view of women, which serves as a screen for an elitist posture that despises earthly and quotidian life and carnality. The misogynistic view that associates women with carnality is much more common and conventional than its supporters want to believe.””

About Mona Chollet

Mona Chollet is a Franco-Swiss writer and journalist. In Defense of Witches is her first book to be translated into English. She lives in Paris, France.

Susan Emanuel

Susan Emanuel has worked as a translator for fifteen years and has translated many articles and books in history, theology, and social sciences. She lives in Burgundy and outside Boston with her husband, a scientist, and their son.

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