{"product_id":"trust-and-safety-hardcover","title":"Trust and Safety - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Blackett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEve Gleichman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Distressingly smart, wickedly sly, and side-clutchingly hilarious.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Vanessa Chan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Storm We Made\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"If you want a book that perfectly evokes millennial sexual politics under late-stage capitalism, and in which all of us--gay, straight, cis, and trans alike--are read for absolute filth, then look no further than \u003ci\u003eTrust and Safety\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Rafael Frumkin, author of \u003ci\u003eConfidence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBugsy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wry yet tenderhearted novel about a couple who attempt to buy their way into a \"wild and precious\" existence in the Hudson Valley, where they quickly become entangled with a queer couple living the dream analog life\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Newlywed Rosie has grown disenchanted with NYC. Inspired by Instagram ads, she starts thirsting for a rural life upstate--one full of beauty and authenticity. She just needs to convince her tech-bro husband, Jordan, of her vision for the future. Willing to do anything for Rosie's happiness, Jordan signs on, and they offer--well above asking price--on a beautiful, historic fixer-upper in the Hudson Valley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Jordan suddenly loses his job, the couple is forced to rent out the property's dilapidated outbuilding. There's no heat, it's overrun with mold, and nothing works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enter Dylan and Lark: an incredibly attractive and handy queer couple who offer to rent the outbuilding and help Rosie and Jordan with repairs. They also happen to be living the life Rosie had envisioned for herself: hand-built furniture, herbal tinctures, guinea hens, and hand-dyed linens. Rosie grows increasingly infatuated with their new tenants, especially with model-esque, charismatic Dylan\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eto Jordan's increasing distress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whip-smart and wickedly funny, \u003ci\u003eTrust and Safety\u003c\/i\u003e examines questions of authenticity, betrayal, belonging, and entitlement, while poking fun at contemporary fear of the \"gay agenda.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Blackett\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer. \u003cb\u003eEve Gleichman\u003c\/b\u003e has published work in \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and elsewhere. Eve is a graduate of Brooklyn College's MFA fiction program. Laura and Eve's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Very Nice Box\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and an Apple Book of the Month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 9.06 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748454170912,"sku":"9780593473689","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c3c2cc1854f43d00cc621999a2a86ca0.webp?v=1779910167","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trust-and-safety-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}