{"product_id":"mom-camp-paperback","title":"Mom Camp - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVéronique Darwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA debut collection of interconnected fiction that delivers a frothy, philosophical take on modern female archetypes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn elementary school math, she was given a worksheet with six connected squares in the shape of a T, so she drew one girl in each box. When Jeanne was told to cut around the shape, and fold and tape the squares into one cube, she couldn't decide whether to keep the girls outside, looking away from each other, or trapped inside, looking in. Her solution was to rip it up and eat the pieces. The six characters have lived inside her ever since.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unnamed woman retreats to sort herself into the various roles she has played (Sister, Friend, Server, Lover); another woman, Jeanne, checks into a hotel-turned-escape room empty-handed. These parallel narratives lead a parade of interconnected stories and a novella featuring women of all ages who feel divided between their various roles and their past and present selves. With warmth and humour, the stories in \u003ci\u003eMom Camp\u003c\/i\u003e reposition selfhood as rooted in relationship and explore the phenomenology of consciousness--and what it means to be the narrator of your own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVéronique Darwin\u003c\/b\u003e has published stories in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly Concern\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePRISM International\u003c\/i\u003e and was runner-up for the 2024 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph, where she completed a mentorship with Sheila Heti. Her humour pieces and essays about writing have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGeist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecarte blanche\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePorter House Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has written book reviews for \u003ci\u003eEVENT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fiddlehead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review of Canada\u003c\/i\u003e. She writes, teaches, and makes theatre with friends in the mountain town of Rossland, British Columbia. \u003ci\u003eMom Camp\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452533813497,"sku":"9781998336319","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SD7ceo-Tv39781998336319.webp?v=1779954830","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mom-camp-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}