{"product_id":"exquisite-mariposa-9781593765781","title":"Exquisite Mariposa","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the aftermath of a reality TV deal gone wrong, Fiona Alison Duncan asks the question, Can you rewrite your life? The answer, her debut novel \u003ci\u003eExquisite Mariposa\u003c\/i\u003e, follows a cast of housemates as they navigate questions of art making and economies, breakups and breakdowns, and the internet and its many obsessions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiven the initials F.A.D. at birth, Fiona Alison Duncan has always had an eye for observing the trends around her. But after years of looking for answers in books and astrological charts and working as a celebrity journalist to make rent, Fiona discovers another way of existing: in the Real, a phenomenological state few humans live in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFiona's journey to the Real takes her to Koreatown, Los Angeles, where she sublets a room in La Mariposa. There, in the aftermath of a reality TV deal gone wrong, Fiona asks the question, Can you rewrite your life? The answer, her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eExquisite Mariposa\u003c\/i\u003e, follows a cast of friends and lovers as they navigate questions of art making and economies, breakups and breakdowns, and the Internet and its many obsessions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiona Alison Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Canadian American artist, writer, and organizer. She's the founding host of Hard to Read, a lit series, and Pillow Talk, community organizing on sex, love, and communication. She lives in New York and Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50358851469586,"sku":"9781593765781","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e0708b8-9e03-4717-8267-e1e2dc66e20a.jpg?v=1728346852","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/exquisite-mariposa-9781593765781","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}