{"product_id":"facets-of-femininity-martin-knox-9781763647268","title":"Facets of Femininity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow are women involved in a man's Cold War project?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFacets of Femininity\u003c\/strong\u003e explores many shades of feminine identity. Spanning four generations, this novel follows the intertwining lives of women in a family with the author as they navigate love, loss, ambition, and belonging, that define the feminine spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tale relives the author's lifetime, beginning on the family farm, at university, working in Canada, investigating the Cold War for a PhD project, working on mining projects in Australia, and as a school science teacher. His parents, his marriage, his ambitious children and grandchildren, display facets that shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe has a false start in love and the story is unconventional.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe trades a girlfriend to settle a gambling debt satirically.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wants to end the Cold War and investigates how the stand-off between the Soviets and the Western Allies could be subverted by devolution and religion at the Berlin Wall. He presents his analysis to possible spy-masters and when the Wall is opened soon afterwards, he speculates that his influence could have had agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis wife and daughters are influential in his transition to teaching science and writing books. Their careers stand testimony to the high quality of their femininity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just a story of women, but a story of humanity, connection, and the enduring power of authenticity. \u003cstrong\u003eFacets of Femininity\u003c\/strong\u003e celebrates the complexity and resilience of its characters. Their journeys-sometimes tender, sometimes tumultuous-reflect the universal quest of women to define themselves in a world of shifting expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Knox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1763647269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763647268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Novel Ideas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.29d","brand":"Martin Knox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241939185919,"sku":"9781763647268","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c22db4c5-464d-42dc-a059-00e0409006ef.jpg?v=1772656677","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/facets-of-femininity-martin-knox-9781763647268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}