{"product_id":"stun-a-novel-in-pieces-paperback","title":"Stun: A Novel in Pieces - 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\u003eBecky Wills\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the fictional Chicago suburb of New Lawn, a young woman grows up with a workaholic father and a dysfunctional mother who has a predilection for Stun-a prescription drug prone to abuse. Between Dad's business trips and Mom's affairs and overdoses, she grows self-reliant and introverted, possessed of an interior life possibly more interesting (and seemingly more safe) than the real one. Navigating the challenges of work, school, sexuality--and above all, her own feelings--she searches for her own place in the world. Until at last she finds that she, too, has a taste for Stun.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStun\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece that lightly dances along the tightrope between prose and poetry, while also looking at the addictions society condemns, and the ones it condones. With echoes of Anne Carson's \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of Red\u003c\/i\u003e, and a novel-in-fragments approach reminiscent of Ocean Vuong, it's a sparkling debut from a fantastic new talent--Becky Wills.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecky Wills\u003c\/b\u003e received a BA from DePaul University, an MFA from The New School, and a PhD from the University of Surrey, where she teaches creative writing. She is a supporter of The Forgiveness Project and founder of Own Your Life Writing, a UK-based not-for-profit organization focused on the transformative power of life writing and storytelling in community. Originally from Chicagoland, she lives in the south of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289427325177,"sku":"9781965199299","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nOQoAY-j3X9781965199299.webp?v=1776263711","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/stun-a-novel-in-pieces-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}