{"product_id":"gentle-radical-a","title":"Gentle Radical, A","description":"\u003cp\u003eJeanette Fitzsimons was a visionary, a pioneer and a radical. This is the story of someone who battles National and Labour's lock on parliament and had the courage to challenge political sacred cows.\u003cbr\u003eShe was the co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from 1995 to 2009, and a member of parliament from 1996 to 2010.\u003cbr\u003eHighly regarded by all, she was the first (and, until recently, the only) Green MP to win an electorate seat. She died very suddenly and unexpectedly in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitzsimons is a unique figure in our political history yet someone whose personal story is still unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow did a girl from a conservative rural family get to the front lines of radical political thought and then into the front benches of Parliament?\u003cbr\u003eHow did she become the first Green MP in the world to win an electorate seat?\u003cbr\u003eHow did she survive the brutal world of politics and get through the death of her co-leader Rod Donald?\u003cbr\u003eHow did the world's first national Green Party form in New Zealand, and what was Jeanette's role?\u003cbr\u003eWhat can we learn from her politics and what did she think of the Green Party that followed her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitzsimons lived a fascinating life, filled with moments of high political drama, and her example of how to navigate politics, adversity and triumph is more important than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40531821723682,"sku":"9781988547831","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/products\/Copy-of-Book-Template---2022-06-23T125627-775.jpg?v=1655945812","url":"https:\/\/petronella.pro\/products\/gentle-radical-a","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}