I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself A Novel

Description: Dept. of Speculation meets Black Mirror in this lyrical speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance state 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. With a first - person register reminiscent of the fierce self - disclosure of Sheila Heti and the poetic precision of Ocean Vuong I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself is a bold debut novel that examines the long shadow of grief the hard work of parenting and the power of queer resistance.
Title: I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself A Novel
Barcode: 9781646221295
Publication Date: 1/17/2023