{"product_id":"stag-dance-a-quartet","title":"Stag Dance: A Quartet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER •\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEDITORS’ CHOICE • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVULTURE\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) • \"The four pieces in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStag Dance\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewill leave you bruised, broken and wanting more.\"\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hot, heartbreaking, and thrillingly victorious.\"—Miranda July,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Fours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this quartet of stories, Torrey Peters’s keen eye for the rough edges of community and desire push the limits of trans writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStag Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the titular novella, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree startling stories surround \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStag Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: “Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones” imagines a gender apocalypse brought about by an unstable ex-girlfriend. 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcidly funny and breathtaking in its scope, with the inventive audacity of George Saunders or Jennifer Egan, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStag Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"is more exciting than anything else around.\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52032166199576,"sku":"9780593446355","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/2852\/6872\/files\/9780593446355_a65d1.jpg?v=1778095862","url":"https:\/\/www.clearysbookstore.com\/products\/stag-dance-a-quartet","provider":"Cleary's Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}