{"product_id":"9781640096981","title":"The Body Farm","description":"Author: Geni, Abby\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781640096981\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited new book from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lightkeepers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wildlands\u003c\/i\u003e- an intense and insightful collection that celebrates the horrors and joys of inhabiting our bodies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited new book from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lightkeepers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wildlands\u003c\/i\u003e- an intense and insightful collection that celebrates the horrors and joys of inhabiting our bodies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe body cannot tell any lies. From birth to death, and through all the transitions in between, the body stores our knowledge and history, our feelings and experiences. Our betrayals. These insightful and empathetic stories, from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, shine new light on our physical vessels set against our physical world, two landscapes irretrievably connected and altered over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn entomologist solves cold cases and upholds a sense of justice by studying the decay of corpses in a field and the insect life they develop. A caregiver obsesses over a stained-glass lampshade to deal with the elegiac losses of Alzheimer's. A sister with webbed fingers highlights the often-universal belief that our siblings just might be creatures brought forth from the deep. The memory of a scent evokes the haunting legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese eleven stories display Abby Geni's great capacity to take us into the lives and experiences of others to scrutinize the physical self- birth, childhood, transition, mental health, trauma, aging, illness, love, sex, and death.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46726942982302,"sku":"UBD-9781640096981","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781640096981.jpg?v=1776490784","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781640096981","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}