{"product_id":"strange-loops-hardcover","title":"Strange Loops - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiz Harmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA propulsive, darkly gripping novel about the power and paradoxes of human longing, faith, trauma and taboo, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Amateurs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fractured portrait of a darkly riveting sibling relationship from the inside out\u003ci\u003e, Strange Loops\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying, intelligent and emotionally charged second novel from an award-winning young literary star on the rise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrancine and her twin brother Philip share a powerful bond in childhood that fades as they became young adults. When Philip unexpectedly becomes intensely religious, his sister decides to join his Christian youth group and soon becomes infatuated with the youth pastor. Obsessed by this transgression and what he sees as his sister's moral impropriety, Philip eventually uncovers a dark secret that threatens to shatter his faith and estranges the two siblings for decades. Later, as an adult, even as the storm clouds of resentment and mutual betrayal between her and her brother still churn around them, Francine finds herself both stirred and alienated by her attraction to an ex-student who has recently reappeared in her life, making her feel caught in a condition of perpetual departure toward the same inevitable calamity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrackling with the intensity and plot twists of a dark domestic thriller but bursting with ideas and distinguished by Harmer's penetrating eye for the messiest and most meaningful human relationships--all rendered in lean, sharp pose, \u003ci\u003eStrange Loops\u003c\/i\u003e shocks, rattles, and entertains while asking vital questions about the paradoxes that make us who we are, and probes the possibility of love outside of any will to possess or be possessed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLIZ HARMER's stories and essays have been published in\u003ci\u003e The Malahat Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePRISM\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother \u003c\/i\u003eand other journals. She has won a National Magazine Award in Personal Journalism, was longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize and was a finalist for a Glimmer Train Prize. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Toronto. Raised in Hamilton, Ontario, she now lives with her husband and their three daughters in southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53454713159987,"sku":"9780345811271","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/s-o4UFJdX79780345811271.webp?v=1781221552","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/strange-loops-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}