{"product_id":"proud-pink-sky-9781612942537","title":"Proud Pink Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this stunning work of speculative urban fiction, Redfern Jon Barrett breaks down the binary between utopia and dystopia--presenting an ambitopian vision of the world's first gay state.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA glittering gay metropolis of 24 million people, Berlin is a bustling world of pride parades, polyamorous trysts, and even an official gay language. Its distant radio broadcasts are a lifeline for teenagers William and Gareth, who flee toward sanctuary. But is there a place for them in the deeply divided city?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, young mother Cissie loves Berlin's towering high rises and chaotic multiculturalism, yet she's never left her heterosexual district--not until she and her family are trapped in a queer riot. With her husband Howard plunging into religious paranoia, she discovers a walled-off slum of perpetual twilight, home to the city's forbidden trans residents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging assumptions of sex and gender, \u003cem\u003eProud Pink Sky\u003c\/em\u003e questions how much of ourselves we need to sacrifice in order to find identity and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bywater Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612942537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Redfern Jon Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42599685128373,"sku":"9781612942537","price":17.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bd06d2ca-6153-4503-92a4-1f723f341e48.jpg?v=1673999958","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/proud-pink-sky-9781612942537","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}