{"product_id":"open-me-hardcover","title":"Open Me - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Locascio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Locascio's story of a young American abroad is unflinching in its portrayal of sex, desire, racism, and the excitement and confusion of youth. Infused with erotics and politics, this is a novel that will haunt you.\"--Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoxana Olsen has always dreamed of going to Paris, and after high school graduation finally plans to travel there on a study abroad program--a welcome reprieve from the bruising fallout of her parents' divorce. But a logistical mix-up brings Roxana to Copenhagen instead, where she's picked up at the airport by S ren, a twenty-eight year old guide who is meant to be her steward. Instantly drawn to one another, Roxana and S ren's relationship turns romantic, and when he asks Roxana to accompany him to a small coastal town for the rest of the summer, she doesn't hesitate to accept. There, Roxana's world narrows and expands as she experiences fantasy, ritual, and the pleasures of her body, a thrilling realm of erotic and domestic bliss. Seduced by this newfound connection, Roxana doesn't object when S ren requests that she spend her days alone in the apartment while he goes to the library to work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs their relationship deepens, S ren's temperament darkens, and Roxana finds herself increasingly drawn to a local outsider, Zlatan, whom she learns is a Muslim refugee from the Bosnian War. The cycle of awakenings sparked by these two relationships challenge and open Roxana in ways she never imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA coming-of-age like no other, from a magnetic new voice in fiction, \u003ci\u003eOpen Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a daringly original and darkly compelling portrait of a young woman discovering her power, her sex, and her voice; and a propulsive exploration of estrangement and what it means to belong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Locascio's \u003c\/b\u003ework has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Believer, Salon, n+1, Bookforum, Tin House, American Short Fiction, The Los Angeles Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. She is co-publisher of \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003e7x7LA\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eOpen Me\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757491257632,"sku":"9780802128072","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bcfb57d57c3dd9086a17b86dbc326e53.webp?v=1780104467","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/open-me-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}