{"product_id":"slut-lullabies-stories-9780810149755","title":"Slut Lullabies: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe collection that cemented Frangello's reputation as a writer on the power dynamics of sexuality, gender, and the body\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through beauty, horror, humor, and chaos, Gina Frangello's electric stories mine the human experience. A gay Latino man whose pious relatives are boycotting his commitment ceremony becomes caught up in hypocrisy and splendor when his lover's Waspy mother hires a glitzy wedding coordinator. A desperate teen \"seduces\" her teacher in order to blackmail him into funding her young stepmother's escape from their violent home. A wife turns to infidelity and drugs to distract her from chronic pain following an accident. A teenage boy attempts atonement in Amsterdam after having exploited and betrayed his naive girlfriend at home. A socialite must confront her dark past as her husband's deteriorating illness erodes both her bank account and social standing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Intimate and raw, this new edition of Frangello's short fiction includes two previously unpublished stories. A foreword by Rebecca Makkai explains how Frangello's incendiary work has opened the door for writing about deeply flawed and fascinating women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810149755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232","brand":"Gina Frangello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034410545333,"sku":"9780810149755","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e97e8075-93f5-4307-a2fa-58076b4ec0ed.jpg?v=1763594100","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/slut-lullabies-stories-9780810149755","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}