{"product_id":"proud-pink-sky-9781612942537","title":"Proud Pink Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this stunning work of speculative urban fiction, Redfern Jon Barrett breaks down the binary between utopia and dystopia--presenting an ambitopian vision of the world's first gay state.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA glittering gay metropolis of 24 million people, Berlin is a bustling world of pride parades, polyamorous trysts, and even an official gay language. Its distant radio broadcasts are a lifeline for teenagers William and Gareth, who flee toward sanctuary. But is there a place for them in the deeply divided city?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, young mother Cissie loves Berlin's towering high rises and chaotic multiculturalism, yet she's never left her heterosexual district--not until she and her family are trapped in a queer riot. With her husband Howard plunging into religious paranoia, she discovers a walled-off slum of perpetual twilight, home to the city's forbidden trans residents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging assumptions of sex and gender, \u003cem\u003eProud Pink Sky\u003c\/em\u003e questions how much of ourselves we need to sacrifice in order to find identity and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRedfern Jon Barrett\u003c\/strong\u003e (they\/them) is a writer, community activist, and author of the novels \u003cem\u003eForget Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Giddy Death of the Gays \u0026amp; the Strange Demise of Straights\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist in the Bisexual Book Awards and shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award. Redfern's short stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eBooth, The Sun, Passages North, SLEEK\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFlash Fiction Online\u003c\/em\u003e, were shortlisted for Scotland's HISSAC prize, and longlisted for the Royal Academy\/Pin Drop Short Story Award; their other writing has been featured in publications including \u003cem\u003eGuernica\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePinkNews\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the National Museum of Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in the North of England, Redfern lived in market towns, seaside resorts, and post-industrial cities, before moving to Wales and gaining a Ph.D. in Literature from Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe). Their campaign work for LGBTQ and polyamory rights has been referenced in \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror, Metro, BBC News, Buzzfeed\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e. Now Redfern lives in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, with two boyfriends and far too many books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about them at www.redjon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bywater Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554404110610,"sku":"9781612942537","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3487fa85-f955-4db3-a806-a51156a1490b.jpg?v=1731715224","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/proud-pink-sky-9781612942537","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}