{"product_id":"my-body-is-distant-a-memoir-9781770416918","title":"My Body Is Distant: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMy Body Is Distant\u003c\/i\u003e is a trans, coming-out story like no other. Beautifully crafted, propulsive and by turns heartbreaking and funny, Paige Maylott offers us a guided tour of gaming communities and virtual romance, and how they can create collisions and liberation in real life.\" -- Farzana Doctor, author of \u003ci\u003eSeven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Still Look the Same\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying and vulnerable memoir that invites readers into an intimate conversation about our digital and physical selves, gender, and belonging. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Body Is Distant\u003c\/i\u003e, Paige Maylott writes about her life -- both virtual and IRL -- as she explores her authentic self and sexuality through dream-like virtual worlds. While Paige dances in online BDSM clubs and hurls spells on virtual battlefields, she is swept into a fairy tale romance that pushes her into discovery mode: How can she transcend her carefully curated computer universe and manifest that happiness in the real world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she discovers the person she is meant to be, Paige contends with a cancer diagnosis and an imploding marriage while struggling to convert an online love story into reality. When a humiliation at work provides the necessary push to transition, Paige finds the freedom to explore her new self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart trans woman's coming-out story and part heartfelt romance, \u003ci\u003eMy Body Is Distant\u003c\/i\u003e follows Paige from a childhood obsession with the 1980s game \u003ci\u003eZork\u003c\/i\u003e, through a health crisis and divorce, to, ultimately, an affirmation of authenticity and self-love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaige Maylott\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, gamer, and explorer of virtual worlds based in Hamilton, Ontario. She is a 2021 Hamilton Arts \u0026amp; Letters Award winner for Creative Non-Fiction, and a recipient of the 2022 Canada Council for the Arts grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725107761426,"sku":"9781770416918","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51b35e0d-dc81-4a51-9c19-0a57f35f8080.jpg?v=1734816953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-body-is-distant-a-memoir-9781770416918","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}