{"product_id":"the-daughter-ship-hardcover","title":"The Daughter Ship - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBoo Trundle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis irreverent debut delivers a headlong human comedy of trauma and triumph, narrated by the concealed inner selves of a woman on the brink: Katherine, a lost creative soul and suburban mother of two, who has struggled into her forties with the urge to self-harm. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tracks the scattered parts of one woman as she fractures and finds herself over the course of her lifetime. A wholly original and unforgettable debut.\" --Julia Phillips, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eDisappearing Earth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKatherine, an attentive mother to her teenagers, comfortably married to her strapping provider of a husband, longs to overcome her dark thoughts and intermittent fears of sexual intimacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis brisk, mesmerizing version of her life is told in alternating short chapters by Truitt, Star, and Smooshed Bug--her inner children, each with their particular strategy for coping with Katherine's past at the hands of a hopeless mother and a terrifying, seductive father. Several of her female ancestors, Confederate widows and their daughters, who've imposed a legacy of racism and damage on her bloodline, also join the telling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe assembled ghosts and contenders for Katherine's ear are gathered in a rusting WWII submarine off the coast of Virginia Beach where the truth of her life is, quite literally, submerged. Will they surface with it? Will they protect her from it, or deliver it to her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unforgettable chorus of charming selves, battling over Katherine's wellbeing, is unified by their hope for her future, as they collaborate to shape a personal narrative like no other we've experienced in fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOO TRUNDLE\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, artist, and performer whose work has appeared across various platforms and publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR's\u003ci\u003e The Moth\u003c\/i\u003e. She has released three albums of original music with Big Deal Records. She lives in New Jersey. \u003ci\u003eThe Daughter Ship\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8.6 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756616614176,"sku":"9780593317297","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c4c8e2374811c24f8cc5eedaaa8d0631.webp?v=1780082280","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-daughter-ship-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}