{"product_id":"the-drowning-girl-9780451464163","title":"The Drowning Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eA complex, haunting novel that explores a schizophrenic young artist's struggles with her perception of reality... including an intriguing ghostly woman who appears to her in the most mysterious ways.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e India Morgan Phelps--Imp to her friends--is trying to write her memoir, but she struggles with the unreliability of her own mind. Suffering from schizophrenia, as well as comorbid anxiety and OCD, Imp has a difficult time separating fantasy from reality. But for her, it's most important to tell her \"truth.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And for Imp, that truth comes through a stream-of-consciousness tale of her love story with her transgender girlfriend, as well as Imp's obsession with a mysterious woman whom she finds naked and mute at the side of the road. Imp must push past her mental illness--or work with it--to piece together her memories and tell her story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A rich exploration of mental illness, gender identity, and creative process, \u003ci\u003eThe Drowning Girl\u003c\/i\u003e delivers an eerie and powerful story of a woman's efforts to discover the truth that's locked away in her own head. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Caitlín R. Kiernan moves firmly into the new vanguard [...] of our best and most artful authors of the gothic and fantastic--those capable of writing fiction of deep moral and artistic seriousness.\"--Peter Straub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451464163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Bram Stoker Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Nebula Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Locus Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/16\/2012 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2012 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Caitlin R. Kiernan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413657841845,"sku":"9780451464163","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2161634d-12ca-4b8b-9f9a-36be305dfde8.jpg?v=1720538167","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-drowning-girl-9780451464163","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}