{"product_id":"half-moon-scar-9780312282530","title":"Half-Moon Scar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllison Green's \u003ci\u003eHalf-Moon Scar\u003c\/i\u003e is an edgy novel about three childhood friends who reunite as adults to discover and heal each others' emotional wounds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy is a thirtysomething lesbian who escaped her small, Midwestern hometown of Willow Bay, Wisconsin, to pursue an academic career and establish a life with her lover. After years away from Willow Bay, she returns to visit the people she's left behind--only to discover that her old friends Gina and Gavin have learned to dissociate from their pasts in extreme ways that rival her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy's tendency toward self-mutilation parallels both Gavin's anorexia and Gina's moody detachment from life, and Amy soon begins to fear for Gavin's life while becoming more and more bewildered by Gina's behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs past and present collide and the visit extends far beyond its intended length, as the reunion forces all three to examine the shame and guilt they experienced as gay adolescents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy finds that she must reconcile the tense relationship with her family and her long-standing attraction to Gina, as well as her past romantic experimentation with Gavin. Together, Amy, Gina, and Gavin examine the scars--both emotional and physical, visible and invisible--that pervade their still-unresolved lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allison Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stonewall Inn Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 4.98w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312282530\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllison Green\u003c\/b\u003e teaches writing and women's studies at a community college in Washington State. \u003ci\u003eHalf-Moon Scar\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stonewall Inn Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39952790782067,"sku":"0312282532","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_7c53d8c2-de1c-4fa2-9137-f2c31e19ab15.jpg?v=1648565679","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/half-moon-scar-9780312282530","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}