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Six Conversations We're Scared to Have
- Author
- Deborah Frances-White
- Narrator
- Deborah Frances-White
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 3 April 2025
- Run Time
- 11 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'An essential guide for fostering nuanced and intricate conversations in today's polarized society' GILLIAN ANDERSON
'Tackles thorny, volatile issues with wit and insight' INDEPENDENT, BOOKS OF THE MONTH
'The book we need right now' DAVID TENNANT
'Thought-provoking and witty' MARIE CLAIRE
'If you have ever felt shut down, this book is a godsend' EMMA THOMPSON
'Shows us that progress lies in the imperfect spaces, where our shared humanity gives empathy the freedom to stretch out' THE TIMES
'Finally! A book to succinctly express the complexity of our age' TOM ALLEN
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We are understandably scared to have difficult conversations right now. But comedian and bestselling writer Deborah Frances-White is even more scared of not having them.
Having grown up in a cult which shut down any dissent, Deborah sees the same tactics being used in our rapidly changing society. She knows the value of freedom of speech, critical thinking and the ability to argue well. And as the host of hit podcast The Guilty Feminist, she has been having difficult conversations in public for almost a decade.
In her new, urgent page-turner Deborah examines how the world has come to this and what we can actually do about it. Most importantly, she explores how to change minds, including our own. Deborah invites us to boldly meet this moment in history with hope, clarity and courage. She has written, as Desiree Burch says, 'a book to leave you transformed.'
Are you ready to talk?
Critics Review
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Tackles thorny, volatile issues with wit and insight
Independent, Books of the Month
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Delving into everything from censorship to the so-called "trans debate", its message is one of empathy over anger
iNews
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A thought-provoking and witty exploration of the difficult, often uncomfortable conversations that many of us avoid but desperately need to have
Marie Claire
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Deborah Frances-White shows us that progress lies in the imperfect spaces, where our shared humanity gives empathy the freedom to stretch out
Natasha Radmehr, The Times
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A truly excellent primer about how we might talk about the thorniest of current issues, encouraging us to ask difficult questions, and properly listen to the answers
The Bookseller, Non-Fiction Book of the Month
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Urgent and compassionate ... Timely and timeless
New Zealand Herald, Top Reads
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An essential guide for fostering nuanced and intricate conversations in today's polarized society
Gillian Anderson
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Deborah Frances-White writes with the clear sightedness that we need right now. She gives us hope that some of the most intractable dilemmas of today might just might be manageable if we can all connect with each other. In this book Deborah's insight and clarity gives us all something to aspire to
David Tennant
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Nothing feels worse than not being able to talk, to ask questions, to engage, to disagree, to agree, to enjoy one another's often divergent views and to accept one another in the spirit of human oddness. If you have ever felt shut down, this book is a godsend. The greatest thing about it is it invites you to disagree just as much as it invites you to re-consider. Writing it was an act of profound philosophical compassion
Emma Thompson
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Finally! A book to succinctly express the complexity of our age. Fiercely intellectual, thought provoking and inspiring. The world would be a better place if we all had a conversation with Deborah Frances-White. I love a chat but this is a conversation actually worth having!
Tom Allen
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Incisive and hilarious. A bold and timely manifesto for dialogue over division in an increasingly polarised world
Jemima Khan
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A must read that will leave you agreeing in part, disagreeing in part and still thinking, which is exactly the point. In a world full of noise and confusion, but lacking in hope, this book illuminates a pathway to real debate, enriched by deep thinking and calm reasoning
Julia Gillard
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I can't believe that the best conversation I've ever had about some of the most heated topics of today, was with this book
Dan Schreiber
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Deborah has written the exact book the world needs to read right now. Compassionate, rigorous, electric!
Travis Alabanza
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A mental macchiato on every page. Stimulating, challenging, disarming, original, pithy, gritty and witty - a must read. Administer immediately
Kathy Lette
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This book is a wonderful invitation to open your mind, open your heart and let some nuance and compassion in. You won't agree with everything Deborah writes, but that's the whole point!
Mary Ann Sieghart
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Humane, rigorous and important
Bridget Christie
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Where we (ideally) as a cohesive society are hoping to go--well... we really can't get there from here. But the marvellous insights and instructions found in Six Conversations We're Scared to Have help get us to where we need to start. Six Conversations enables more of us to sit with the discomfort of an exchange we'd rather "block", have empathy for someone who (in good faith) disagrees with us, hold fast to our overarching goals, and leave the discussion feeling transformed rather than triggered
Desiree Burch
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Brilliant and enlightening
Davina McCall
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The message is one of empathy over anger
ipaper, Best New Books
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Thorough and thought provoking... Timely and powerful
Diva Magazine
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A spirit of openness and intellectual courage runs through the book
Tortoise Media
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Details
- Author
- Deborah Frances-White
- Narrator
- Deborah Frances-White
- Duration
- 11 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 April 2025
- ISBN
- 9781405551311
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Political activism / Political engagement, Society and culture: general, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Social discrimination and social justice, Social attitudes, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of The Guilty Feminist, a book about how to change minds - including your own 'An essential guide for fostering nuanced and intricate conversations in today's polarized society' GILLIAN ANDERSON 'Tackles thorny, volatile issues with wit and insight' INDEPENDENT, BOOKS OF THE MONTH 'The book we need right now' DAVID TENNANT 'Thought-provoking and witty' MARIE CLAIRE 'If you have ever felt shut down, this book is a godsend' EMMA THOMPSON 'Shows us that progress lies in the imperfect spaces, where our shared humanity gives empathy the freedom to stretch out' THE TIMES 'Finally! A book to succinctly express the complexity of our age' TOM ALLEN *** We are understandably scared to have difficult conversations right now. But comedian and bestselling writer Deborah Frances-White is even more scared of not having them. Having grown up in a cult which shut down any dissent, Deborah sees the same tactics being used in our rapidly changing society. She knows the value of freedom of speech, critical thinking and the ability to argue well. And as the host of hit podcast The Guilty Feminist, she has been having difficult conversations in public for almost a decade. In her new, urgent page-turner Deborah examines how the world has come to this and what we can actually do about it. Most importantly, she explores how to change minds, including our own. Deborah invites us to boldly meet this moment in history with hope, clarity and courage. She has written, as Desiree Burch says, 'a book to leave you transformed.' Are you ready to talk?
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