A prominent British writer, she is deeply engaged with feminist thought and human rights activism. Her work critically examines the resurgence of sexism in contemporary culture, prompting readers to question ingrained societal norms. She champions the pursuit of equality, exploring its complexities through incisive prose and a dedicated commitment to advocacy. Her writing challenges conventional perspectives and advocates for a more equitable future.
From the acclaimed writer and thinker, a moving memoir about losing her mother as well as honouring the legacy of a family whose members struggled bravely against some of the worst crises of the twentieth century.
A thought-provoking examination of our sexualized culture, now in paperback. Described as a "must-read" by Viv Groskop from the Guardian.
A double life is no life at all.Since the disappearance of her husband in 1951, Laura Leverett has been living in limbo with her daughter in Geneva. All others see is her conventional, charming exterior; nobody guesses the secret she is carrying.Her double life began years ago, when she stepped on to the boat which carried her across the Atlantic in 1939. Eager to learn, and eager to love, she found herself suddenly inspired by a young Communist woman she met on the boat. In London she begins to move between two different worlds – from the urbane society of her cousins and their upper class friends, to the anger of those who want to forge a new society. One night at a party she meets a man who seems to her to combine both worlds, but who is hiding a secret bigger than she could ever imagine.Impelled by desire, she finds herself caught up in his hidden life. Love grows, but so do fear and danger. This is the warm-blooded story of the Cold War. The story of a wife whose part will take her from London in the Blitz, to Washington at the height of McCarthyism, to the possible haven of the English countryside. Gradually she learns what is at stake for herself, her husband, and her daughter; gradually she realises the dark consequences of her youthful idealism.Sweeping and exhilarating, alive with passion and betrayal, A Quiet Life is the first novel from a brilliant new voice in British fiction.
Osnaživanje, oslobođenje, izbor. Nekoć ključne pojmove feminizma danas je kooptiralo društvo koje ženama prodaje umjetno uljepšanu, visoko seksualiziranu i zapanjujuće usku viziju ženstvenosti. I dok su se mogućnosti za žene proširile, ambicije mnogih djevojaka zapravo su ograničene kulturom koja na žensku seksualnu privlačnost gleda kao na jedinu ulaznicu do uspjeha. U isto smo vrijeme prisiljeni vjerovati kako je nejednakost koju viđamo svuda oko sebe stvorena iz urođenih bioloških različitosti, a ne zbog društvenih faktora. Naravno, prirodna želja svih muškaraca i svih žena oduvijek je bila da budu i seksualno privlačni. No, u ovoj generaciji počeo se slaviti točno određen vid ženske seksualnosti. One koju je nametnula pornoindustrija, piše Natasha Walter, autorica modernog klasika "The New Feminism" i jedna od najbritkijih britanskih kulturalnih komentatorica. Ono što pritom najviše zabrinjava je činjenica kako društvo danas izjednačava ženske slobode sa seksualnom objektivizacijom, što ima neposredan utjecaj na ambicije mladih žena. Širenje kulture u kojoj žene misle kako se njihova vrijednost mjeri veličinom grudnjaka, odnosno kako je seksualno samopouzdanje zapravo jedino samopouzdanje, posljedica je sve veće popularnosti tzv. glamour modela, odnosno djevojaka kojima je jedini cilj u životu polugole se fotografirati za novine (i, po mogućnosti, udati za nogometaša), koje ne rade ništa i, naravno - jako su popularne. Sakupivši rezultate brojnih istraživanja i osobnih intervjua u ovoj izravnoj i neporecivo vrijednoj knjizi, Natasha Walter natjerat će nas da na nov način počnemo gledati na današnji seksizam, ženstvenost i feminizam, ali i žene i djevojke. Ako itko sumnja u nužnost zaštite djevojaka od toksične, pretjerano seksualizirane, obeshrabrujuće okoline u kojoj odrastaju, neka pročita ovo djelo. MV Info , 21.11.11