{"product_id":"9781443467193","title":"Wild Failure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWild Failure\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling novelist Zoe Whittall’s debut collection of poetic fiction contends with the meaning of desire for both intimacy and danger in a world that devalues queer femininity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In “Oh, El” a dominant woman can’t stop herself from toying with the tender heart of her co-worker. The title story, “Wild Failure” is a doomed love story between an agoraphobic and a wilderness hiker. In “Half Pipe” a teen girl’s heterosexual ambivalence results in chaos at a skate park. A group of idealistic roommates find themselves the subject of a true crime podcast in “Murder at the Elm Street Collective House.” In “The Sex Castle Lunch Buffet” a woman reflects on her brief stint at a 90s strip club after she learns of the death of a former client.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Whittall’s characters navigate shame, attachment, and disconnection in this collection of outsider stories, which were inspired by the new narrative movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zoe Whittall (CA)","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins |  Hardback  |  2024-05-14","offer_id":44829865771263,"sku":"9781443467193","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9b5a1c25-745f-4bbb-947f-4d1e59609da5.jpg?v=1708538940","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781443467193","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}