{"product_id":"entwined-essays-on-polyamory-and-creating-home","title":"Entwined: Essays on Polyamory and Creating Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a series of genre-blending essays, Entwined tells the story of Alex Alberto’s decade-long polyamorous journey towards a new kind of family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these essays, Alex attempts to build two committed relationships at once when no one involved has done it before; develops a powerful bond with the woman their partner loves; sits through a tense Thanksgiving Dinner with religious in-laws; questions the need for rules and hierarchy in their relationships; experiences the intensity of a triad; wrestles with the fragility baked into the nuclear family after their father’s stroke; and explores their queerness and gender identity in English, in New York, while struggling to reconcile their newfound self in their native French-Canadian language and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEntwined explores the fuzzy lines between friendship, romance, and family with various essay forms, including a play, an advice column, and a love letter. Rather than wallowing in the throes of jealousy, this collection celebrates the hard work of creating a love life that resists conventional narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Entwined is a goddamn bible for poly-curious people.” —Chloe Caldwell (she\/her), 37, questioning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“For Alex, polyamory is about creating a family. By getting to know them and their reality, you gain entry to a world that might otherwise seem intimidating.” —Sofia M. (she\/her), 64, mother of a polyamorous person\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Entwined is about the desire to create a life outside of capitalism, heteronormativity, and patriarchy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e—Samantha Paige Rosen (she\/her), 33, queer and monogamous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Entwined had me captivated from start to finish. It will no doubt influence my approach to romance and family.” —Rio C. (she\/her), 21, queer, trans, and curious about polyamory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“The variety in content and structure makes it a quick read. Entwined deepened my understanding of polyamory’s possibilities; it’s not all swinging and sex parties.” —Melissa Gopp-Warner (she\/her), 43, queer\/questioning and monogamous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“I laughed, cried, and felt my heart fill the fuck up.” — Dan D. (they), 36, queer and newly navigating non-monogamy within a lifelong partnership\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT-BOOK","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54000242262384,"sku":"979-8989669103","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/8543\/8576\/files\/ebook_2802_7f770f2b0c.jpg?v=1783521482","url":"https:\/\/antbook.store\/de\/products\/entwined-essays-on-polyamory-and-creating-home","provider":"ANTBOOK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}