{"product_id":"my-body-is-distant-a-memoir-9781770416918","title":"My Body Is Distant: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn electrifying and vulnerable memoir that invites readers into an intimate conversation about our digital and physical selves, gender, and belonging. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Body Is Distant\u003c\/i\u003e, Paige Maylott writes about her life -- both virtual and IRL -- as she explores her authentic self and sexuality through dream-like virtual worlds. While Paige dances in online BDSM clubs and hurls spells on virtual battlefields, she is swept into a fairy tale romance that pushes her into discovery mode: How can she transcend her carefully curated computer universe and manifest that happiness in the real world? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she discovers the person she is meant to be, Paige contends with a cancer diagnosis and an imploding marriage while struggling to convert an online love story into reality. When a humiliation at work provides the necessary push to transition, Paige finds the freedom to explore her new self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart trans woman's coming-out story and part heartfelt romance, \u003ci\u003eMy Body Is Distant\u003c\/i\u003e follows Paige from a childhood obsession with the 1980s game \u003ci\u003eZork\u003c\/i\u003e, through a health crisis and divorce, to, ultimately, an affirmation of authenticity and self-love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770416918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296","brand":"Paige Maylott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059889733813,"sku":"9781770416918","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_907c1208-1828-4f7c-9025-f75b8eab895d.jpg?v=1690300302","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-body-is-distant-a-memoir-9781770416918","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}