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Title Statement | I keep my exoskeletons to myself: a novel / Marisa Crane. |
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Author | Crane, Marisa |
Publication | New York: Catapult,[2023]©2023 |
Extent of Item | 344 pages ; |
ISBN | 9781646221295 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr06784333 |
Summary | "In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and sometimes, third, fourth, and fifth) shadow as a reminder of their crime--and a warning to those they encounter. Within the Department, corruption and prejudice run rampant, giving rise to an underclass of so-called Shadesters who are disenfranchised, publicly shamed, and deprived of civil rights protections. Kris is a Shadester and a new mother to a baby born with a second shadow of her own. Grieving the loss of her wife and thoroughly unprepared for the reality of raising a child alone, Kris teeters on the edge of collapse, fumbling in a daze of alcohol, shame, and self-loathing. Yet as the kid grows, Kris finds her footing, raising a child whose irrepressible spark cannot be dampened by the harsh realities of the world. She can't forget her wife, but with time, she can make a new life for herself and the kid, supported by a community of fellow misfits who defy the Department to lift one another up in solidarity and hope"-- |
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By Topic | Dystopias--Fiction |
Grief--Fiction | |
Lesbians--Fiction | |
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New mothers--Fiction | |
Single mothers--Fiction | |
By Genre | Dystopian fiction |
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