{"product_id":"i-keep-my-exoskeletons-to-myself-by-marisa-crane","title":"I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDept. of Speculation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emeets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e in this lyrical, speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and sometimes, third, fourth, and fifth) shadow as a reminder of their crime--and a warning to those they encounter. Within the Department, corruption and prejudice run rampant, giving rise to an underclass of so-called Shadesters who are disenfranchised, publicly shamed, and deprived of civil rights protections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKris is a Shadester and a new mother to a baby born with a second shadow of her own. Grieving the loss of her wife and thoroughly unprepared for the reality of raising a child alone, Kris teeters on the edge of collapse, fumbling in a daze of alcohol, shame, and self-loathing. Yet as the kid grows, Kris finds her footing, raising a child whose irrepressible spark cannot be dampened by the harsh realities of the world. She can't forget her wife, but with time, she can make a new life for herself and the kid, supported by a community of fellow misfits who defy the Department to lift one another up in solidarity and hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a first-person register reminiscent of the fierce self-disclosure of Sheila Heti and the poetic precision of Ocean Vuong, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself \u003c\/span\u003eis a bold debut novel that examines the long shadow of grief, the hard work of parenting, and the power of queer resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \/ 342 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56940832948605,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/exoskeletons.jpg?v=1758108277","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/i-keep-my-exoskeletons-to-myself-by-marisa-crane","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}