{"product_id":"entwined-essays-on-polyamory-and-creating-home","title":"Entwined: Essays on Polyamory and Creating Home","description":"\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Entwined\u003c\/em\u003e is a goddamn bible for poly-curious people.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Chloe Caldwell (she\/her), 37, questioning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Sofia M. (she\/her), 64, mother of a polyamorous person\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Entwined\u003c\/em\u003e is about the desire to create a life outside of capitalism, heteronormativity, and the patriarchy.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Samantha Paige Rosen (she\/her), 33, queer and monogamous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Entwined \u003c\/em\u003ehad me captivated from start to finish. It will no doubt influence my approach to romance and family.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Rio C. (she\/her), 21, queer, trans, and curious about polyamory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The variety in content and structure makes it a quick read. \u003cem\u003eEntwined\u003c\/em\u003e deepened my understanding of polyamory's possibilities; it's not all swinging and sex parties.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Melissa Gopp-Warner (she\/her), 43, queer\/questioning and monogamous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I laughed, cried, and felt my heart fill the fuck up.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dan D. (they), 36, queer and newly navigating non-monogamy within a lifelong partnership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-13: 9798989669103\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Alberto, Alex, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quilted Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Quilted Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Feb 2024)","offer_id":45657953075397,"sku":"9798989669103","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9798989669103.jpg?v=1768896414","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/entwined-essays-on-polyamory-and-creating-home","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}