{"product_id":"book-j9wq","title":"Mouth","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBESTIARY\u003c\/i\u003e MEETS \u003ci\u003eTHE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED\u003c\/i\u003e IN THIS COLLECTION OF ELEVEN EERIE, UNCANNY, AND SURREAL SHORT STORIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this debut collection, Puloma Ghosh spins tales of creatures and gore to explore grief, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. Embracing the bizarre and absurd, \u003ci\u003eMouth\u003c\/i\u003e stretches reality to reach for truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Desiccation\" follows a teen figure skater with necrophiliac fantasies who is convinced the other Indian girl at the rink is a vampire. When a woman returns to Kolkata in \"The Fig Tree,\" she can't tell if she is haunted by her dead mother or a shakchunni—or both. \"Nip\" bottles up the consuming and addictive nature of infatuation, while \"Natalya\" is a hair-raising autopsy of an ex-lover. In \"Persimmons,\" a girl comes to terms with her own community sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of fangs and talons, \u003ci\u003eMouth\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the otherwise awkward and unmentionable with a singular sharpness. Through surreal and captivating prose, Puloma Ghosh delves into otherworldly spaces to reimagine ordinary struggles of isolation, longing, and the aching desires of our flesh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains mature themes.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49277619536176,"sku":"BDj9wq","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49277619405104,"sku":"ZEj9wq","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49277619470640,"sku":"ZMj9wq","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/j9wq-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780522363","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j9wq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}