{"product_id":"iris-and-the-dead-9781771669290","title":"Iris and the Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIris and the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting exploration of love and desire, madness and recovery that asks: What if you could look back and tell someone exactly how they changed the course of your life? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor our narrator, that someone is Iris, the counsellor with whom she developed an unusual, almost violent bond. There are things she needs to tell Iris: some that she hid during the brief time they knew each other and some that she has learned since. She was missing her mind the autumn they spent together and has since regained it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving personal memory with magic realism and folklore, \u003ci\u003eIris and the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e unfurls the hidden power dynamics of abuse, offering a beguiling inquiry into intergenerational trauma, moral ambiguity, and queer identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMIRANDA SCHREIBER\u003c\/b\u003e is a Toronto-based writer and researcher. Her work has appeared in places like the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWalrus\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC, and the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been nominated for a digital publishing award by the National Media Foundation and was the recipient of the Solidarity and Pride Champion Award from the Ontario Federation of Labour. \u003ci\u003eIris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand the Dead \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Book*hug Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324654518546,"sku":"9781771669290","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd63ef8f-d0db-4f9a-b695-9f5bf41556d5.jpg?v=1748691994","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/iris-and-the-dead-9781771669290","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}