{"product_id":"stag-dance-by-torrey-peters","title":"Stag Dance by Torrey Peters","description":"\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe kaleidoscopic follow-up to the bestselling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetransition, Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this collection of one novel and three stories, Torrey Peters’s keen eye for the rough edges of community and desire push the limits of trans writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStag Dance,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe titular novel, a group of restless lumberjacks working in an illegal winter logging outfit plan a dance that some of them will volunteer to attend as women. When the broadest, strongest, plainest of the axmen announces his intention to dance as a woman, he finds himself caught in a strange rivalry with a pretty young jack, provoking a cascade of obsession, jealousy, and betrayal that will culminate on the big night in an astonishing vision of gender and transition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree startling stories surround\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStag Dance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones” imagines a gender apocalypse brought about by an unstable ex. In “The Chaser,” a secret romance between roommates at a Quaker boarding school brings out intrigue and cruelty. In the last story, “The Masker,” a party weekend on the Las Vegas strip turns dark when a young crossdresser must choose between two guides: a handsome mystery man who objectifies her in thrilling ways, or a cynical veteran trans woman offering unglamorous sisterhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcidly funny and breathtaking in its scope, with the inventive audacity of George Saunders or Jennifer Egan,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStag Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovokes, unsettles, and delights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Perk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46938148044949,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1769\/0261\/files\/perk-book-9054867914901-standard.jpg?v=1792631461","url":"https:\/\/theperkcards.com\/products\/stag-dance-by-torrey-peters","provider":"The Perk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}