{"product_id":"monarch-9781593767075","title":"Monarch","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cryptic worlds of \u003ci\u003eHanna\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e mingle with the dark humor of \u003ci\u003eDare Me\u003c\/i\u003e in this debut novel about a teen beauty queen who discovers she's been a sleeper agent in a deep state government program\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter waking up with a strange taste in her mouth and mysterious bruises, former child pageant star Jessica Clink unwittingly begins an investigation into a nefarious deep state underworld. Equipped with the eccentric education of her father, Dr. Clink (a professor of Boredom Studies and the founder of an elite study group known as the Devil's Workshop), Jessica uncovers a disquieting connection between her former life as a beauty queen and an offshoot of Project MKUltra known as MONARCH. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Jessica moves closer to the truth, she begins to suspect the involvement of everyone around her, including her own mother, Grethe (a Norwegian pageant queen turned occult American wellness guru for suburban housewives). With the help of Christine (her black-lipsticked riot grrrl babysitter and confidante), Jessica sets out to take down Project MONARCH. More importantly, she must discover if her first love, fellow teen queen Veronica Marshall, was genuine or yet another deep state plant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMerging iconic true crime stories of the '90s (Lorena Bobbitt, Nicole Brown Simpson, and JonBenét Ramsey) with theories of human consciousness, folklore, and a perennial cultural fixation with dead girls, \u003ci\u003eMONARCH\u003c\/i\u003e questions the shadow sides of self-concept: Who are you if you don't know yourself?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593767075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candice Wuehle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574412419253,"sku":"9781593767075","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fb49016c-c3b4-4764-9aef-8d3da8380a43.jpg?v=1643693883","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/monarch-9781593767075","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}