{"product_id":"the-skin-and-its-girl-paperback","title":"The Skin and Its Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Cypher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young, queer Palestinian American woman pieces together her great-aunt's secrets in this \"enchanting, memorable\" (\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e) debut, confronting questions of sexual identity, exile, and lineage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"As beautifully detailed as a piece of Palestinian embroidery, this bold, vivid novel will speak to readers across genders, cultures, and identities.\"--Diana Abu-Jaber, author of \u003ci\u003eFencing with the King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTHEM \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - \u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN\/HEMINGWAY AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a Pacific Northwest hospital far from the Rummani family's ancestral home in Palestine, the heart of a stillborn baby begins to beat and her skin turns vibrantly, permanently cobalt blue. On the same day, the Rummanis' centuries-old soap factory in Nablus is destroyed in an air strike. The family matriarch and keeper of their lore, Aunt Nuha, believes that the blue girl embodies their sacred history, harkening back to a time when the Rummanis were among the wealthiest soap-makers and their blue soap was a symbol of a legendary love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Decades later, Betty returns to Aunt Nuha's gravestone, faced with a difficult decision: Should she stay in the only country she's ever known, or should she follow her heart and the woman she loves, perpetuating her family's cycle of exile? Betty finds her answer in partially translated notebooks that reveal her aunt's complex life and struggle with her own sexuality, which Nuha hid to help the family immigrate to the United States. But, as Betty soon discovers, her aunt hid much more than that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skin and Its Girl \u003c\/i\u003eis a searing, poetic tale about desire and identity, and a provocative exploration of how we let stories divide, unite, and define us--and wield even the power to restore a broken family. Sarah Cypher is that rare debut novelist who writes with the mastery and flair of a seasoned storyteller.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Cypher\u003c\/b\u003e has an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, where she was a Rona Jaffe Fellow in fiction, and a BA from Carnegie Mellon University. Her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Ohio Review, North American Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrab Orchard Review, \u003c\/i\u003e among other publications. She is from a Lebanese Christian family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and lives in Washington, D.C., with her wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748887593248,"sku":"9780593499559","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/091a6c36b883b7468f6974b10dc0ec41.webp?v=1779919230","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-skin-and-its-girl-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}