{"product_id":"ravishing-9780802164681","title":"Ravishing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant and compelling debut, \u003ci\u003eRavishing \u003c\/i\u003eshines a light on the dark enticements of the beauty industry and how it capitalizes on our desire to be someone we are not\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative, darkly surreal novel of two Indian American siblings caught in the clutches of a beauty tech company, \u003ci\u003eRavishing \u003c\/i\u003eis a searing portrait of the beauty industry's dangerous ability to change people's relationship to their bodies and the cult-like grip it has on youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor teenage Kashmira, it's painful to look in the mirror; she has her father's face, and every feature is a reminder of his abandonment. When a friend introduces her to Evolvoir, a beauty product that changes users' features, Kashmira is quickly hooked on how it allows her to erase the triggers of her grief. Meanwhile, at Evolvoir's corporate offices, Kashmira's estranged brother Nikhil first sees the product as an opportunity to make a difference and a name for himself, but is quickly mired in corporate complicity as reports surface of the product causing severe pain and persistent symptoms in some users. As chaos ensues, Kashmira is hospitalized and must negotiate the constraints of her new reality, while Nikhil uncovers a vicious truth that will force him to decide where his loyalties lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eGold Diggers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Too Can Have a Body Like Mine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRavishing\u003c\/i\u003e is a visceral, yet immensely tender, coming-of-age story of two Indian American siblings caught in the clutches of a predatory beauty tech company, providing an illuminating portrait of the complexities of growing up brown, chronic illness, and our relationship to ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEshani Surya\u003c\/b\u003e is a chronically ill South Asian writer living in Philadelphia. She holds an MFA from the University of Arizona, and is a 2022 Asian Women Writer's Workshop mentee, a 2022 Kenyon Review Writer's Workshop scholarship recipient, and a 2021 Mae Fellowship recipient. \u003ci\u003eRavishing \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Roxane Gay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705540739346,"sku":"9780802164681","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_adf8eb0e-4445-480b-b97a-848bd2de5767.jpg?v=1762348806","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ravishing-9780802164681","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}