{"product_id":"18-months-a-memoir-of-a-marriage-lost-to-gender-identity-9798986693804","title":"18 Months: A Memoir of a Marriage Lost to Gender Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003eShannon is no stranger to alternative lifestyles. Raised by Christian parents in Bluegrass country, she fled to the city, scraped together an education, worked for drag shows and befriended poets and anarchists at clothing-optional parties. By the time she settled into her 14-year relationship with Jamie, she had dated women and experimented with polyamory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when her husband begins crossdressing, she sees no problem--she \u003cem\u003eenjoys\u003c\/em\u003e flouting the straight world's pointless rules. Trouble is brewing, though. Jamie's dive into the world of identity leads to shifting values, sexual dysfunction and a crippling depression. Still deeply in love with the kind, outdoorsy folksinger she once knew, Shannon is committed to working through these challenges. But she is blindsided by the unusual demands of gender dysphoria and learns the hard way that compassion, communication, and even love sometimes just aren't enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e18 Months \u003c\/em\u003eis a fierce defense of love in the face of loss, culminating in self-discovery and reinvention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Firebush Books LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51358742970642,"sku":"9798986693804","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d33be62-67a8-4ec8-82ed-384d88578445.jpg?v=1749572572","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/18-months-a-memoir-of-a-marriage-lost-to-gender-identity-9798986693804","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}