{"product_id":"slut-lullabies","title":"Slut Lullabies","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSlut Lullabies\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGina Frangello\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780810149755\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNorthwestern University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe collection that cemented Frangello's reputation as a writer on the power dynamics of sexuality, gender, and the body\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through beauty, horror, humor, and chaos, Gina Frangello's electric stories mine the human experience. A gay Latino man whose pious relatives are boycotting his commitment ceremony becomes caught up in hypocrisy and splendor when his lover's Waspy mother hires a glitzy wedding coordinator. A desperate teen \"seduces\" her teacher in order to blackmail him into funding her young stepmother's escape from their violent home. A wife turns to infidelity and drugs to distract her from chronic pain following an accident. A teenage boy attempts atonement in Amsterdam after having exploited and betrayed his naive girlfriend at home. A socialite must confront her dark past as her husband's deteriorating illness erodes both her bank account and social standing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Intimate and raw, this new edition of Frangello's short fiction includes two previously unpublished stories. A foreword by Rebecca Makkai explains how Frangello's incendiary work has opened the door for writing about deeply flawed and fascinating women.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Slut Lullabies | Gina Frangello | Paperback | 9780810149755 | New | Fiction 1689337","offer_id":48165210423448,"sku":"1689337","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61aSt1q4nYL.jpg?v=1771916276","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/slut-lullabies","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}