{"product_id":"sweetener-9781646222575","title":"Sweetener","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eA Good Happy Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a lesbian screwball comedy following two exes who turn to online dating after their dramatic split--only to end up seeing the same woman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSweetener\u003c\/i\u003e, recently separated wives, both named Rebecca, can't seem to disentangle their lives. Lonely and depressed, Rebecca is scraping by as a part-time cashier at an organic grocery store. Despite having less than ten dollars in her bank account, she lists herself as a sugar mama on a lesbian hookup app. Enter Charlotte, a charismatic artist who, unbeknownst to Rebecca, is also dating her wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, the other Rebecca, a newly sober doctoral student, has renewed her efforts to foster a child. The catch? Because the Rebeccas are still legally married, she needs her wife to attend parenting classes with her as part of the approval process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeither of them asks whether this means they're getting back together, but the idea alone sends Charlotte into a tailspin. As Charlotte navigates her desire for each Rebecca--or her desire for attention--her world becomes more and more Gumby-like and surreal. It doesn't help that she's been wearing a fake pregnancy belly to all of her dates, and only one of the Rebeccas knows it isn't real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSumptuous, sticky, and slightly absurd, \u003ci\u003eSweetener\u003c\/i\u003e brings together three women fixated on the fantasy of motherhood, and trying to figure out what kind of mother, partner, or sugar mama they want to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646222575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marissa Higgins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258283360437,"sku":"9781646222575","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0bd78e39-ef87-41e0-9ad8-8ecdcd030375.jpg?v=1750814701","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sweetener-9781646222575","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}