{"product_id":"a-dream-of-a-woman-paperback","title":"A Dream of a Woman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCasey Plett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasey Plett's 2018 novel \u003ci\u003eLittle Fish\u003c\/i\u003e won a Lambda Literary Award, the Firecracker Award for Fiction, and the Amazon First Novel Award (Canada). Her latest work, \u003ci\u003eA Dream of a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, is her first book of short stories since her seminal 2014 collection \u003ci\u003eA Safe Girl to Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Centering transgender women seeking stable, adult lives, A Dream of a Woman finds quiet truths in prairie high-rises and New York warehouses, and in freezing Canadian winters and drizzly Oregon days. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"Hazel and Christopher,\" two childhood friends reconnect as adults after one of them has transitioned. In \"Perfect Places,\" a woman grapples with undesirability as she navigates fetish play with a man. In \"Couldn't Hear You Talk Anymore,\" the narrator reflects on past trauma and what might have been as she recalls tender moments with another trans woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An ethereal meditation on partnership, sex, addiction, romance, groundedness, and love, the stories in \u003ci\u003eA Dream of a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e buzz with quiet intensity and the intimate complexities of being human.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasey Plett is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eLittle Fish\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collection \u003ci\u003eA Safe Girl to Love\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the winner of the Amazon First Novel Award, the Firecracker Award for Fiction, and two-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for transgender fiction. She co-edited \u003ci\u003eMeanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers\u003c\/i\u003e which won the ALA Stonewall Barbara Gittings Literature Award, and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Maclean's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.87 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767938875680,"sku":"9781551528564","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0d9c975466d7a88b31553a958aa0988f.webp?v=1780320943","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-dream-of-a-woman-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}