{"product_id":"sympathy-for-wild-girls","title":"Sympathy for Wild Girls","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA debut collection of surreal, skin-piercing stories about the boundless longing of queer Black women.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA runaway seeks shelter from violence with a pack of wild coyotes. A young woman falls into a hypocritical crew of white Christian YouTube influencers. A mother witnesses her daughter’s prophecy about the end of the world come true. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSympathy for Wild Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, young Black women yearn for intimacy and hunt for belonging in a subtly warped version of our world, where social mores loom like shadows and bigotry shape-shifts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkirting the chasms that lurk in our common notions of “girlhood”—and their heightened peril for queer women of color—Demree McGhee’s characters track the prints of their desire and pain to the edges of reality, finding refuge in unlikely places. Fighting self-loathing and societal abuse, they explore the bounds of their feral strength and ugliest truths, howling at the moon to be known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[[About the Author]]]\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5feb7d973d6917594659b83b\/1619182926901-QCF1GLAJEW30R0MT9G9E\/Demree.jpg\" alt=\"Demree McGhee — Poetry Online\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; float: left;\" width=\"155\" height=\"207\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemree McGhee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e earned her BA from the University of California San Diego. Her work has been published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLunch Ticket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWax Nine Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProse Online\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sympathy for Wild Girls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her debut short story collection. She is currently an MFA student at San Diego State University. She lives in San Diego, CA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[[[Specifications]]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 43.0095%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 56.5523%;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 43.0095%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 56.5523%;\"\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 43.0095%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear Published\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 56.5523%;\"\u003e2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Feminist Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52558861566239,"sku":"9781558613386","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1064\/2364\/files\/71FJaLqRoSL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1779382889","url":"https:\/\/venusenvy.ca\/products\/sympathy-for-wild-girls","provider":"Venus Envy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}