{"product_id":"book-dajw","title":"salt slow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Artistic and perceptive, Armfield’s debut explores the ebbs and flows of human connection in lives touched by the bizarre.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women’s experiences in contemporary society, mapped through their bodies. As urban dwellers’ sleeps become disassociated from them, like Peter Pan’s shadow, a city turns insomniac. A teenager entering puberty finds her body transforming in ways very different than her classmates’. As a popular band gathers momentum, the fangirls following their tour turn into something monstrous. After their parents remarry, two step-sisters, one a girl and one a wolf, develop a dangerously close bond. And in an apocalyptic landscape, a pregnant woman begins to realize that the creature in her belly is not what she expected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending elements of horror, science fiction, mythology, and feminism, \u003ci\u003esalt slow\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly original collection of short stories that are sure to dazzle and shock, heralding the arrival of a daring new voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e salt slow:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Visceral, fierce, and beautifully unsettling, Armfield’s writing has an astonishing power. This collection haunted me with its brilliance.” — Elizabeth Macneal, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Factory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Armfield is an enormous, gut-wrenching talent.” — Daisy Johnson, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eEverything Under\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49375503581488,"sku":"BDdajw","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/145098-dajw-Square.jpg?v=1734847667","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dajw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}