{"product_id":"mending-bodies-paperback","title":"Mending Bodies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLai Chu Hon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Leung\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a failing city, a government program incentivizes couples to \"conjoin\"--surgically attach themselves to one another--promising a flourishing economy, ecological revitalization, and personal fulfillment.\u003c\/b\u003e A student writing her dissertation on the program's history begins to suffer from insomnia. As her world unravels and under the weight of expectations by both society and her close friends, she worries that maybe they are all right when they tell her it would be better--for the good of another person and for the good of the country--to sacrifice everything that she is and get conjoined. \u003ci\u003eMending Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e blends body horror and political allegory to explore a world where even the motives of those you love most are shaped by larger forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378851704934,"sku":"9781949641769","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Pmus_h5tbc9781949641769.webp?v=1768912445","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/mending-bodies-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}