{"product_id":"salt-slow-9781250224781","title":"Salt Slow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eYoung Writer of the Year Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women's experiences in contemporary society, mapped through their bodies. As urban dwellers' sleeps become disassociated from them, like Peter Pan's shadow, a city turns insomniac. A teenager entering puberty finds her body transforming in ways very different than her classmates'. As a popular band gathers momentum, the fangirls following their tour turn into something monstrous. After their parents remarry, two step-sisters, one a girl and one a wolf, develop a dangerously close bond. And in an apocalyptic landscape, a pregnant woman begins to realize that the creature in her belly is not what she expected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending elements of horror, science fiction, mythology, and feminism, \u003ci\u003esalt slow\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly original collection of short stories that are sure to dazzle and shock, heralding the arrival of a daring new voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250224781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Julia Armfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42325246214325,"sku":"9781250224781","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a545eef6-8412-4cfa-8366-b8519f516206.jpg?v=1660018182","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/salt-slow-9781250224781","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}