{"product_id":"the-stud-book-paperback","title":"The Stud Book - 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\u003eMonica Drake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah studies animal behavior at the Oregon Zoo. An expert on the mating habits of captive animals, she is increasingly desperate to create sweet little offspring of her own. Georgie is busy navigating the terrors of new motherhood--from misplaced postpartum painkillers to the potential sublimation of her identity\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ewhile her husband finds solace in bourbon and televised violence. (Dead girl on the screen? Take a shot ). Dulcet, defiantly married and childless, makes a living stripping down in high school gyms to sell the beauty of sex-ed. Nyla is out to save the earth while possibly losing her own teen daughter to the world of drugs and the occult. As these friends navigate a space between freedom and intimacy, they realize the families they forge through shared experience are as important as those inherited through birth.\u003cbr\u003e A smart, edgy, and poignantly funny exploration of the complexities of what parenthood means today, \u003ci\u003eThe Stud Book\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that when it comes to babies, we can learn a lot by considering our place in the animal kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMONICA DRAKE\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eClown Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (Hawthorne Books), winner of an Eric Hoffer Award and an \"IPPY\" (Independent Publishers Award). Her essays and short stories have appeared in a variety of journals, and she is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Portland Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eStranger\u003c\/i\u003e (Seattle). Monica has an MFA from the University of Arizona and is currently faculty at the Pacific Northwest College of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47261215064313,"sku":"9780307955548","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wJi1RCM9I_9780307955548.webp?v=1768797071","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-stud-book-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}