{"product_id":"9781951874070","title":"Doll Seed","description":"Author: Michele Tracy Berger\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781951874070\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Aunt Lute Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Jan 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichele Tracey Berger crosses genre and style to create scary sci-fi horror stories largely based on the lives and experiences of black girls and women. Robust characters and magical storytelling make this collection stand out.-Ms. Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoll Seed: Stories by Michele Tracy Berger is a dazzling debut collection of speculative short fiction. The stories span horror, fantasy, science fiction, and magical realism, but are always grounded in very real characters and beautifully rendered, distinctive communities. Often thematically centered on the lives of women and girls, especially women of color and their experiences of vulnerability and outsider status, these stories are often playful and always provocative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen stories invite you to get comfortable in the dark, to consider freedom and sacrifice, trust and betrayal, otherness, and safety. Marisol, an aspiring jewelry artist is haunted by a fast-food icon. Chevella, a self-aware doll, finds herself in 1950s America playing a key role in the Civil Rights Movement. Lindsay, a Black girl in 1970s America \"wins\" an extraterrestrial in a national contest only to find her family's life upended. Chelsea and Jessa, two sisters, fight about what a strange child means for their family. A meat grinder appears in a magical forest and chaos ensues. All this and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925088583838,"sku":"ING-9781951874070","price":37.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781951874070.jpg?v=1782959141","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781951874070","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}