{"product_id":"open-throat-by-henry-hoke-1","title":"Open Throat by Henry Hoke","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container container--50 u-separator-bottom\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container__content u-separator-right\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"post-text\"\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion narrates this fever dream of a novel, carrying us on a universal journey through a wondrous and menacing modern day L.A.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 'A slim jewel of a novel . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Open Throat is what fiction should be.' The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A blinding spotlight beam of a book that I was completely unable and unwilling to put down.' Catherine Lacey, author of Pew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI've never eaten a person but today I might . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . A lonely, lovable, queer mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonely and fascinated by the voices around them, the lion spends their days protecting a nearby homeless encampment, observing hikers complain about their trauma and, in quiet moments, grappling with the complexities of their own identity. When a man-made fire engulfs the encampment, the lion is forced from the hills down into the city the hikers call 'ellay'. As they confront a carousel of temptations and threats, the lion takes us on a tour that spans the cruel inequalities of Los Angeles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut even when salvation finally seems within reach, they are forced to face down the ultimate question: do they want to eat a person, or become one?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeral and vulnerable, profound and playful, Open Throat is a marvel of storytelling that brings the mythic to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \/ 176 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45163580162263,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/9781035007783.jpg?v=1716544050","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/open-throat-by-henry-hoke-1","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}