Thought Daughter Coded

"By turns brave, bewildered, unspairing, and vulnerable, these essays strive to reinvigorate kawomenan by accommodating the experiences and aspirations of a new generation of Filipinas." -from the Foreword by Mabi David

Zea Asis' first book of essays is about a young woman's coming-of-age in the Philippines as bound to the necessity of movement, physical, emotional and intellectual, which become the impetus for the constant discovery of selves, past and present. Through acts of consumption and romantic interludes, across thrift spaces, office spaces, and streets, Asis captures a womanhood that refuses romanticism, and instead revels in the interweaving of grit and grace necessary for contemporary survival.

A celebration of love in all its forms, featuring conversations with: Philippa Perry on falling in love slowly \ Candice Carty-Williams on friendship \ Alain de Botton on the psychology of being alone \ Dolly Alderton on vulnerability \ Emily Nagoski on the science of sex \ Diana Evans on parenthood \ Lisa Taddeo on the loneliness of loss \ Esther Perel on unrealistic expectations \ Stephen Grosz on accepting change \ Roxane Gay on redefining romance \ and many more