{"product_id":"the-drowning-girl-paperback","title":"The Drowning Girl - 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\u003eCaitlin R. Kiernan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaitlin R. Kiernan is the author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eSilk, Threshold, Low Red Moon, Murder of Angels, Daughter of Hounds\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tree\u003c\/i\u003e. Their award-winning short fiction has been collected in six volumes, including \u003ci\u003eTales of Pain and Wonder; To Charles Fort, With Love; Alabaster;\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eA is for Alien\u003c\/i\u003e. They have also published two volumes of erotica, \u003ci\u003eFrog Toes and Tentacles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTales from the Woeful Platypus\u003c\/i\u003e. Trained as a vertebrate paleontologist, they currently live in Providence, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bram Stoker Awards (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nebula Awards (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Locus Awards (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378620461158,"sku":"9780451464163","price":31.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/qb0LSQokVz9780451464163.webp?v=1768907388","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-drowning-girl-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}