{"title":"David Leser","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Leser crafts compelling narratives that delve deep into the complexities of identity, relationships, and society. His works blend personal insight with broader social commentary, offering readers intimate portraits alongside thought-provoking reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003ebiography\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ecurrent affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, Leser’s storytelling resonates with those interested in human experience framed by cultural and political contexts. 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Crucially, he also interrogates his own psyche, privilege, and culpability as he bears witness to the 'collective wound of the world' and how we might move towards healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book calls on men (yes, all men) to be accountable for their contribution to the continuing oppression of women by the patriarchal structures that have dominated our culture historically, right through to the present moment. David Leser argues that female oppression is the greatest moral issue of our times and that we are all responsible for dismantling the structures that cause such oppression. 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Wholly unputdownable.' - \u003cb\u003eTrent Dalton, author of \u003cem\u003eBoy Swallows Universe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I want to hire a plane and air-drop this book onto footy ovals, board-rooms, electoral offices and boys' schools.' - \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Law, journalist, author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A brave plunge into deep waters: a tough, thorough, tender-even loving-book.' - \u003cb\u003eRobert Drewe, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Shark Net\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'If you are a mum of a boy, I think you need to read this book. If you are the mum of a girl, I think you need to read this book. If you are a woman, I think you need to read this book. 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