{"product_id":"shes-under-here-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"She's Under Here: A Memoir - Hardcover","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\u003eKaren Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heart-pounding, illuminating, and ominously timeless\" (Gina Frangello), this honest and poignant memoir reflects on a woman's escape from a violent marriage and what it cost to protect her and her family's safety. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Once upon a time, I disappeared.\" So begins Karen Palmer's harrowing and redemptive memoir, \u003ci\u003eShe's Under Here.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1989, shortly after her second marriage, Palmer and her new husband quit their jobs without notice. They pulled her two young daughters out of school and buckled them into the rear seat of a used car purchased with cash. The trunk was packed with clothing and toys, pillows and blankets, four place settings, one pot, one pan, and a sack that contained every penny they had. Living with the fear of Palmer's dangerous ex-husband had become untenable: This was DIY witness protection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this searingly honest and heartwrenching account, Palmer examines why she ended up trapped, how she escaped, and the ongoing perils of life constructed around a false identity. She ruthlessly explores the lines between desire and fear, victim and perpetrator, captivity and freedom, and exposes myriad aspects of what it means to make difficult choices as a woman, when none of the options are good. \u003ci\u003eShe's Under Here\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting meditation on themes of disappearance, betrayal, and private violence, and it is utterly unforgettable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Palmer is a Pushcart Prize winner and has received grants from the NEA and Colorado Council on the Arts. \u003ci\u003eShe's Under Here\u003c\/i\u003e grew out of her award-winning essay \"The Reader Is the Protagonist,\" first published in \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review \u003c\/i\u003eand selected by Leslie Jamison for inclusion in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays 2017\u003c\/i\u003e. More recently her short story \"Birds of Paradise\" won the 2022 Emily Clark Balch Prize for Fiction. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArts \u0026amp; Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKalliope\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.48 x 5.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44419536257126,"sku":"9781643757544","price":36.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/G1rn5XMLf9781643757544.webp?v=1770115933","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/shes-under-here-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}