{"product_id":"with-teeth","title":"With Teeth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf she's being honest, Sammie Lucas is scared of her son.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking from home in the close quarters of their Florida house, she lives with one wary eye peeled on Samson, a sullen, unknowable boy who resists her every attempt to bond with him. Uncertain in her own feelings about motherhood, she tries her best - driving, cleaning, cooking, prodding him to finish projects for school - while growing increasingly resentful of Monika, her confident but absent wife.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs Samson grows from feral toddler to surly teenager, Sammie's life begins to deteriorate into a mess of unruly behaviour, and her struggle to create a picture-perfect queer family unravels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen her son's hostility finally spills over into physical aggression, Sammie must confront her role in the mess - and the possibility that it will never be clean again. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlending the warmth and wit of Arnett's breakout hit, \u003cem\u003eMostly Dead Things\u003c\/em\u003e, with a candid take on queer family dynamics, \u003cem\u003eWith Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e is a thought-provoking portrait of the delicate fabric of family - and the many ways it can be torn apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLonglisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize 2022.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kristen Arnett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40932870324386,"sku":"9781472156518","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-724.png?v=1708965625","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/with-teeth","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}