{"product_id":"skinless-9798993121222","title":"Skinless","description":"\u003cp\u003eLower East Side, NYC, 1999-2001. Fresh from teenage homelessness and trauma, Charmay-velvet-voiced, street-tough-sings to find the self she lost. Struggling to survive the PTSD she calls \"Skinless\"-and alcohol's grip-she invents a glittering alter ego, Cindy, an elegant, high-earning magnet for power and manipulators. Past and present blur as she slips through the city's underground; three forces converge: a mercurial producer she chases, a hustler-lover she needs to trust, and a Wall Street financier who bets on Cindy, not Charmay-each claws her raw, pulling her toward a different self. Family ties-and a father's silence-pull her toward Cindy; the music pushes her to face Skinless. Pressure builds-hustles collide-masks switch places, tangling her in a web of deceit, control, and longing for intimacy. Cindy makes a play. Beats. Bullets. Bedsheets. When the curtain falls, her choice is stark: wear the mask that kept her alive-or sing in her honest voice and walk into the unknown. Told in Charmay's raw first-person voice, Skinless is razor-taut literary psychological suspense-a portrait of a woman fighting to heal. For readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/em\u003e, and literary noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoor, Maggie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Maggie Moor is a New York City author, recording artist, licensed psychoanalyst, and three-time National NPC fitness competitor. Her voice-driven fiction explores resilience, recovery, and self-union, infused with NYC grit and a jazz-blues pulse. She is the author of I AM: Mind and Body Union (Archway Publishing\/Simon \u0026amp; Schuster distribution) and Skinless: The Story of a Female Survivor, reissued in 2025 as her definitive Writer's Edit after rights reclamation. A New York theater-trained actress, Moor has appeared on stage, television, and film, and has released three jazz-blues albums. Her psychoanalytic thesis, \"Coloring Outside the Lines,\" was a Gradiva Award nominee. She provides pro bono mental-health outreach at Rikers Island, The Treatment Service Clinic, and youth homeless centers; a portion of proceeds supports youth homelessness programs.","brand":"Pearl of Peace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705095684370,"sku":"9798993121222","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e139cbf8-2026-4965-867b-d32932726931.jpg?v=1762340107","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/skinless-9798993121222","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}