{"product_id":"ultranatural-9781685970512","title":"Ultranatural","description":"\u003cp\u003e Before Love became a household name, she was Lacey Dove Bart, a determined teen with dreams of stardom. Desperate to escape her bleak small-town life, Lacey dazzles at an audition for the prestigious Newland Academy, catching the eye of mega producer Jimmy Coins. Lacey's friend and co-performer, Carrie-Anne, believes they're on the brink of achieving their shared dream of escaping Appalachia. But a betrayal by Lacey leaves them both reeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As Lacey is transformed into \"Love,\" the carefully controlled idol of a generation, she loses piece after piece of herself. She's contracted for stints on Christian variety shows, toured through malls and state fairs, and even locked in a fortress-like mansion between recording sessions. With her life spiraling out of control and younger, hungrier replacements waiting in the wings, Love's only chance at freedom is to reconnect with Carrie-Anne and seek redemption in the one authentic bond she has left. Part pop elegy, part horror story, part radical reimagining of female celebrity, \u003ci\u003eUltranatural \u003c\/i\u003eautotunes the static of fame until it sounds like prophecy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCandice Wuehle\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eMonarch, Fidelitoria: Fixed or Fluxed, Death Industrial Complex\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBOUND\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Iowa Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52196527210770,"sku":"9781685970512","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d00a3c04-b792-4037-b4fa-bc4c03a9004c.jpg?v=1776152154","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ultranatural-9781685970512","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}