{"product_id":"suture-9781771667029","title":"Suture","description":"To make her films, Eva must take out her eyes and use them as batteries. To make her art, Finn must cut open her chest and remove her lungs and heart. To write her novels, Grace must use her blood to power the word processor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suture shares three interweaving stories of artists tearing themselves open to make art. Each artist baffles their family, or harms their loved ones, with their necessary sacrifices. Eva's wife worries about her mental health; Finn's teenager follows in her footsteps, using forearms bones for drumsticks; Grace's network constantly worries about the prolific writer's penchant for self-harm, and the over-use of her vitals for art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The result is a hyper-real exploration of the cruelties we commit and forgive in ourselves and others. Brewer brings a unique perspective to mental illness while exploring how support systems in relationships--spousal, parental, familial--can be both helpful and damaging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This exciting debut novel is a highly original meditation on the fractures within us, and the importance of empathy as medicine and glue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNIC BREWER\u003c\/b\u003e is a queer, autistic writer, and editor. She writes fiction, mostly. She is the co-founder of \u003ci\u003eFrond\u003c\/i\u003e, an online literary journal for prose by LGBTQI2SA writers, and formerly co-managed the micropress \u003ci\u003ewords(on)pages\u003c\/i\u003e. She doesn't look like her author photo, doesn't have an MFA, and really wants to hear about what you love most in the world. She lives in Kitchener, ON, with her wife and their dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Book*hug Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445228835090,"sku":"9781771667029","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9eff7a17-f7c4-4af4-8b63-ba968ba85873.jpg?v=1729698469","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/suture-9781771667029","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}