{"product_id":"another-eve-shame-and-desire-on-the-oregon-coast-paperback","title":"Another Eve: Shame and Desire on the Oregon Coast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElissa Minor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she walks away from the Mormon church and a twenty-five-year marriage, Elissa Minor abandons the only life she's ever known to embrace her identity as a queer woman. In this intimate memoir, she explores shame, desire, beauty, and acceptance. Minor realizes that her desire isn't the problem but the solution. Finding solace outside of the church in the wilderness that surrounds her, she eventually begins to understand what it really means to be \u003ci\u003epure\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eworthy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003erugged terrain of the northern Oregon coast, Minor discovers passion and harmony in the grip of nature and in the arms of a lover who will become her wife. In the salty sea air, she learns that her own queerness--though less-charted territory--is like her love of backwoods hiking and that to accept her sexuality, she must take full pleasure in the wild that encompasses her. Poignant and powerful, \u003ci\u003eAnother Eve\u003c\/i\u003e re-examines past truths and celebrates honoring oneself and living authentically. For Minor, the end of her transformation is only the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElissa Minor\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the award-winning collection \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner Pear: Stories from the Lake. \u003c\/i\u003eHer work has appeared in\u003ci\u003e New Letters, Glimmer Train, Juxtaprose, Baltimore Review, The Ledge, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Crab Creek Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She lives on the north Oregon coast with her wife and their two dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67847045415219,"sku":"9781962645614","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DhrzehqQl49781962645614.webp?v=1793484108","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/another-eve-shame-and-desire-on-the-oregon-coast-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}