{"product_id":"a-language-of-limbs-9780593852712","title":"A Language of Limbs","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The prose is textured, viscous almost, an ooze of sweet honey shot through with golden light . . . \u003ci\u003eA Language of Limbs \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel of (impeccable) vibes and mood, a gay hymnal written from inside the guts of the two protagonists.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Yves Rees, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA breathtaking, sliding-doors, will-they-won't-they love story and a tender epic that explores the weight of a choice, the love of community and how joy is found in even the darkest corners. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eNewcastle, Australia, 1972. On a sticky summer night, a choice must be made: To give in to queer desire or suppress it? To venture into the unknown or stay the course? In alternating chapters, we trace the two versions of a life that follow. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eIn one, a teenage girl is caught kissing her neighbor and is kicked out from her home. She lands at a queer communal home in Sydney called Uranian House, where she meets the people who will forever become her family. Meanwhile, in the second, a teenage girl pushes down her lustful dreams of her best friend and eventually makes her way to a university in Sydney to study English literature. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eDuring pivotal moments, the physical space between these two women closes--like when they each meet the first great loves of their lives in 1977 at a protest, or when, almost a decade later, they are both rushed to the hospital with only a curtain between them. Through the AIDS crisis--and from classrooms to art galleries, beds to bars and hospitals to homes--we witness these two lives shadow each other until, finally and poignantly, they collide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDylin Hardcastle (they\/them) is an award-winning author, artist, and screenwriter. They are the author of \u003ci\u003eBelow Deck\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eBreathing Under Water\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eRunning Like China\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). Their work has been published to critical acclaim in eleven territories and translated into eight languages. \u003ci\u003eA Language of Limbs\u003c\/i\u003e won the Kathleen Mitchell Award through Creative Australia. The novel has been optioned by Curio (Sony Pictures) and is in development.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51325390979346,"sku":"9780593852712","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_385118b3-87d0-48a5-a0b9-4cc0c5b3c7cb.jpg?v=1748731827","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-language-of-limbs-9780593852712","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}