{"product_id":"the-not-wives-9781936932689","title":"The Not Wives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in Occupy-era New York City, this novel follows sex-positive awakening and burgeoning political resistance in the lives of three women: \"A provocative and well-told story about chosen community, friendship, and human frailty\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Not Wives\u003c\/em\u003e traces the lives of three women as they navigate the Occupy Wall Street movement and each other. Stevie is a nontenured professor and recently divorced single mom; her best friend Mel is a bartender, torn between her long-term girlfriend and her desire to explore polyamory; and Johanna is a homeless teenager trying to find her way in the world, who bears shared witness to a tragedy that interlaces her life with Stevie's.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the midst of economic collapse and class conflict, late-night hookups and long-suffering exes, the three characters piece together a new American identity founded on resistance--against the looming shadow of financial precarity, the gentrification of New York, and the traditional role of wife.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Audacious and exhilarating in its candor, \u003cem\u003eThe Not Wives\u003c\/em\u003e captures the heady mix of pleasures and agonies necessary to turn one's life in a new, truer direction. Carley Moore attends to the complexities of urban living and activism with riveting clarity.\" --Idra Novey, author of \u003cem\u003eThose Who Knew\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amethyst Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936932689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carley Moore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671196725404,"sku":"9781936932689","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dd34bfd4-59a5-40ad-9553-395e90ba0e41.jpg?v=1603924806","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-not-wives-9781936932689","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}