{"product_id":"people-collide-9780063283763","title":"People Collide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the year's most compelling reads.\"--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Its naturalness and ease with the most fundamental questions of existence make it a big project knocking around in a small package.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Atmospherians\u003c\/em\u003e, a gender-bending, body-switching novel that explores marriage, identity, and sex, and raises profound questions about the nature of true partnership.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Eli leaves the cramped Bulgarian apartment he shares with Elizabeth, his more organized and successful wife, he discovers that he now inhabits her body. Not only have he and his wife traded bodies, but Elizabeth, living as Eli, has disappeared without a trace. What follows is Eli's search across Europe and to America for his missing wife--and a roving, no-holds-barred exploration of gender and embodied experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Eli comes closer to finding Elizabeth--while learning to exist in her body--he begins to wonder what effect this metamorphosis will have on their relationship and how long he can maintain the illusion of living as someone he isn't. Will their new marriage wither completely? Or is this transformation the very thing Eli and Elizabeth need for their marriage to thrive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich, rewarding exploration of ambition and sacrifice, desire and loss, \u003cem\u003ePeople Collide\u003c\/em\u003e is a portrait of shared lives that shines a refreshing light on everything we thought we knew about love, sexuality, and the truth of who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcElroy, Isle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsle McElroy\u003c\/strong\u003e (they\/them) is a non-binary author based in New York. Their writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, The Atlantic, New York Times Magazine, The Cut\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e GQ\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian, Vogue, Bon App?tit, \u003c\/em\u003e and other publications. They have received fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, the Tin House Summer Workshop, the Sewanee Writers Conference, and they were named one of The Strand's 30 Writers to Watch. In May 2021, Isle founded \u003cem\u003eDebuts \u0026amp; Redos, \u003c\/em\u003ea reading series for authors who published books during the pandemic. Their first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Atmospherians\u003c\/em\u003e, was named an Editor's Choice by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eand a book of the year by \u003cem\u003eEsquire, Electric Literature, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDebutiful, \u003c\/em\u003eand many other outlets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878096081170,"sku":"9780063283763","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ea0b7ea-3024-4925-994a-2a65c6552411.jpg?v=1748510818","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/people-collide-9780063283763","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}