{"product_id":"manbug-9781551524689","title":"ManBug","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first novel by George K. Ilsley, whose first story collection, \u003ci\u003eRandom Acts of Hatred\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to acclaim in 2004. Told in dream-like fragments, \u003ci\u003eManBug\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds as a love story between Sebastian, an entomologist with Asperger’s Syndrome, and Tom, a spiritual bisexual who may or may not be recruiting Sebastian for a cult. They navigate their relationship as damaged goods, seeking meaning and value in themselves through the other; they also try to avoid the inevitable toxins around them, both real and imagined—like bugs avoiding insecticide—while asking the question, Just how much poison can any of us absorb? \u003ci\u003eManBug\u003c\/i\u003e is a beguiling, tragicomic novel about beauty, horror, desire, and what lurks just beneath the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"George K. Ilsley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278204514555,"sku":"9781551524689","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781551524689.jpg?v=1772484692","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/manbug-9781551524689","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}