{"product_id":"book-18gy","title":"Desperate Bodies","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a ferocious new talent, a story collection excavating the desire, humor, and horror in the everyday lives of Black women and girls—for readers of Deesha Philyaw and Kelly Link.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the American South, Lydia Mathis’s debut collection has a voice that vibrates on the page and her sharply drawn, authentic characters shine a light on what we’re willing to do to ourselves and to others in service of our desires. The madness in the ordinary rules here: an overworked college safety officer is confronted by a bloody figure who walks into her office; a sex worker runs into a client en route to a parent-teacher conference; a teacher is plagued by a ghost determined to tidy her apartment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In unflinching prose, Mathis takes a frank and determined look at girls and women subjected to imbalances of power. These stories refuse to look away from the most honest, raw moments of womanhood. \u003ci\u003eDesperate Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling ride that introduces Lydia Mathis as a major new writer.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67601229938992,"sku":"BD18gy","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-18gy","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}