{"product_id":"9781952177033","title":"Pretend It's My Body","description":"Author: Luke Dani Blue\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781952177033\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Jan 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Best Book of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for The Story Prize (2022)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformed by the author's experience in and between genders, this debut story collection blurs fantasy and reality, excavating new meanings from our varied dysphorias.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMisfit mothers, prodigal \"undaughters,\" con artists, and middle-aged runaways populate these ten short stories that blur the lives we wish for with the ones we actually lead.A tornado survivor grapples with a new identity, a trans teen psychic can read only indecisive minds, and a woman informs her family of her plans to upload her consciousness and abandon her body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuke Dani Blue invites the reader into a world of outlier lives made central and magical thinking made real.Surreal, darkly humorous, and always deeply felt, \u003ci\u003ePretend It's My Body\u003c\/i\u003e is bound together by the act of searching-for a spark of recognition and a story of one's own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875637285022,"sku":"ADS-9781952177033","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781952177033.jpg?v=1779754197","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781952177033","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}