{"product_id":"9780593446355","title":"Stag Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this collection of one novel and three stories, bestselling author Torrey Peters’s keen eye for the rough edges of community and desire push the limits of trans writing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStag Dance,\u003c\/i\u003e the titular novel, a group of restless lumberjacks working in an illegal winter logging outfit plan a dance that some of them will volunteer to attend as women. When the broadest, strongest, plainest of the axmen announces his intention to dance as a woman, he finds himself caught in a strange rivalry with a pretty young jack, provoking a cascade of obsession, jealousy, and betrayal that will culminate on the big night in an astonishing vision of gender and transition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree startling stories surround \u003ci\u003eStag Dance\u003c\/i\u003e: “Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones” imagines a gender apocalypse brought about by an unstable ex-girlfriend. In “The Chaser,” a secret romance between roommates at a Quaker boarding school brings out intrigue and cruelty. In the last story, “The Masker,” a party weekend on the Las Vegas strip turns dark when a young crossdresser must choose between two guides: a handsome mystery man who objectifies her in thrilling ways, or a cynical veteran trans woman offering unglamorous sisterhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcidly funny and breathtaking in its scope, with the inventive audacity of George Saunders or Jennifer Egan, \u003ci\u003eStag Dance\u003c\/i\u003e provokes, unsettles, and delights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback | 304 pages | 5.13\" x 7.99\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torrey Peters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48438217212136,"sku":"9780593446355x","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0386\/5896\/5549\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b3997161-5e47-4330-b8d9-be5542f4c2da.jpg?v=1777579741","url":"https:\/\/typebooks.ca\/products\/9780593446355","provider":"TYPE Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}