{"product_id":"i-keep-my-exoskeletons-to-myself-a-novel","title":"I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDept. of Speculation meets Black Mirror in this lyrical, speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance state\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cp\u003eWith a first-person register reminiscent of the fierce self-disclosure of Sheila Heti and the poetic precision of Ocean Vuong, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself is 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","brand":"Catnap Books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":52763702952202,"sku":"9781646221295","price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/4730\/2666\/files\/D1B1ACA9-4710-4472-8E07-D3E75FE31C43.jpg?v=1774355626","url":"https:\/\/catnapbooks.nl\/products\/i-keep-my-exoskeletons-to-myself-a-novel","provider":"Catnap Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}