{"product_id":"shameless-dani-fankhauser-9798988291503","title":"Shameless: My Story of Overcoming Purity Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a deeply personal story of growing up within evangelical Christianity, and questioning its guidance on premarital sex. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow updated with a new preface by the author!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDani Fankhauser was 26, in a new city, and a virgin who'd never had a boyfriend. Her trust that God would bring her a perfect partner, as the Christian self-help books had promised, was fading. She worried she would never find love if she continued on the same path. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShameless is a memoir of disillusionment. Fankhauser digs into formative moments in her childhood and teen years, from strict modesty dress codes at church beach outings in Southern California, to being the only student in her public school class to skip sex ed, due to her parents' preference. She enthusiastically reviews Bible passages and interrogates her own conscience, observing romantic relationships between non-Christian roommates and church leaders alike before reaching a fresh conclusion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the raw honesty of Anne Lamott's Traveling Mercies and the hopeful perspective of Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love, Fankhauser presents an ethic on intimacy that is both compassionate and devotional. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dani Fankhauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8988291506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988291503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Readthisnext Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Dani Fankhauser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302187200767,"sku":"9798988291503","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b75062c8-a277-415c-b932-8fdf77e55d1d.jpg?v=1695160028","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shameless-dani-fankhauser-9798988291503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}