{"product_id":"excavation-a-memoir-9780810148604","title":"Excavation: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed and groundbreaking memoir from Wendy C. Ortiz\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A darkly vibrant and daring memoir, Wendy C. Ortiz's \u003ci\u003eExcavation\u003c\/i\u003e challenged the standard telling of abuse narratives when first published in 2014; over a decade later, it remains deeply prescient. Set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley in the late 1980s, the narrative follows the spiraling entanglement between Wendy and her eighth-grade English teacher as she becomes both victim to and participant in a simultaneously predatorial and impassioned relationship. Baited by initial praise and a false sense of control, Wendy tumbles into a dangerous dynamic that spans the duration of her teens. Artfully constructed from her own journals and decades of personal excavation, the story of this secret relationship has imprinted on Wendy and readers alike. A stunningly honest look at memory, agency, and power, \u003ci\u003eExcavation\u003c\/i\u003e will claim your whole heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWENDY C. ORTIZ \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer of creative nonfiction who works in hybrid forms, essays, and memoir. She is the author of three books, all published by Northwestern University Press. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBOMB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e online, \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePleiades\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other journals. Ortiz is a therapist in private practice in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51201498153234,"sku":"9780810148604","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0fac9d30-f5f1-4a02-b2cb-2aa82bcdbd65.jpg?v=1744913163","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/excavation-a-memoir-9780810148604","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}