{"product_id":"descent-by-arria-deepwater-9781632431714","title":"Descent","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA work of fabulist fiction that centres on the lives and protection of those living in sick, disabled, and other marginalised bodies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArria Deepwater's \u003cem\u003eDescent\u003c\/em\u003e is a modern fairy tale exploring the vulnerability and strength that come with living in an unconventional body, especially for those living with the experience of disabilities, chronic illness, hyper-medicalisation, objectification, and 2SLGBTQIA+ identities. The reader is invited to become an observer of isolation, violation, and the magic of secret joy. \u003cem\u003eDescent\u003c\/em\u003e moves through entangled connections and dissolving boundaries between humanity and the natural world as it seeks to weave a spell of protection for those whose bodies do not conform, for whom existence is a radical act of rebellion and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring boundaries of intimacy, fluidity, and grief, Deepwater brings an eco-feminist speculative twist to the growing canon of writers with marginalised identities. Deepwater considers the fractured reality of living in a queer disabled body and how we might find freedom, safety, and spiritual healing despite grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescent\u003c\/em\u003e is the winner of Omnidawn's 2022 Fabulist Fiction Contest, chosen by Michelle Ruiz Keil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871394648300,"sku":"9781632431714","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5564633482769.jpg?v=1759876463","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/descent-by-arria-deepwater-9781632431714","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}