{"product_id":"runs-in-the-blood-9781834050157","title":"Runs in the Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dark and funny short story collection that reveals poignant truths about queer chosen family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lesbian mother feels out of place taking her daughter to a princess party; a gay couple turns to unconventional means to create their baby; a grieving man winds up on a date with a centaur; an agoraphobic must make an impossible choice before time runs out. This is the unnerving world of \u003cem\u003eRuns in the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, Matthew J. Trafford's sophomore story collection, and it pulses with humour, anxiety, and profound disquiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarkly satirical and unflinchingly human, the stories of \u003cem\u003eRuns in the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e unsettle our notions of family, whether biological or chosen. Careening through the space beyond nature versus nurture, its characters—betrayed, wounded, unequipped—wrangle with their own worst instincts and the grotesqueries of the modern world, attempting to create families worth holding on to and to protect the children they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelightful and disarming, odd and audacious, \u003cem\u003eRuns in the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e announces the return of a bold and fearless writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthew J. Trafford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278205464827,"sku":"9781834050157","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781834050157.jpg?v=1772487156","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/runs-in-the-blood-9781834050157","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}