{"product_id":"the-outer-country-a-novel","title":"The Outer Country: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Tender, Elegant Debut Examines The Struggle Of Holding A Family Together When Secrets Threaten To Unravel It.Both A Book Of Demons And A Book Of Uncommon Grace; An Instant Classic In The Queer Canon. Davin Malasarn Is An Exquisite Writer Of The Heart.Justin Torres, Author Of Blackoutssisters Manda And Siripon Have Been Divided By Continents For Years, Estranged Since Their Parents Decided To Send Just One Of Their Daughters From Phet Buri To AmericaThe Foreign Land They Call The Outer Country. As The Eldest, Manda Assumed She Would Be The First To Go. When Their Parents Chose Siripon, The More Obedient Second Daughter, The Decision Sparked A Lifetime Of Rivalry.The Birth Of SiriponS Son Brings The Sisters Back Together. Despite The Disorientation Of Los Angeles And The Difficulty Of Sharing Her SisterS Home, Manda Becomes A Second Mother To Ben, A Precocious Only Child Who Fills Her With Fierce Joy. But As Ben Grows Increasingly Effeminate, Her Joy Transforms To Fear. Believing That The Spirit Of A Dead Girl Has Possessed Her Beloved NephewAnd That Her Sister WonT Do Anything To Fix MattersManda And BenS Father, Kamron, Secretly Arrange A Buddhist Exorcism. The Ceremony Sets Off A Decade Of AnxietyInduced Illness And Bullying, Even As The Ritual Burrows Beyond BenS Memory.For Ben To Grow Into His Authentic Self, He Must Accept His Queerness And Confront The Scars Of His Past. He Attempts To Navigate His FamilyS Tense Relationships And Live Amidst The Damage. But How Long Can They All Go On Before The Truths Are Uncovered?From The Mangrove Forests Of Thailand To A Modest Stucco House In Los Angeles To The Sandstone Quadrangles Of Stanford, The Outer Country Is At Once Epic And Intimate In Scope, A Breathtaking Journey Across Cultures And Generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One World","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47954113298677,"sku":"DADAX0593731654","price":41.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81x4S5EIdPL.jpg?v=1775501787","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-outer-country-a-novel","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}