{"product_id":"a-language-of-limbs-hardcover","title":"A Language of Limbs - Hardcover","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\u003eDylin Hardcastle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The prose is textured, viscous almost, an ooze of sweet honey shot through with golden light . . . \u003ci\u003eA Language of Limbs \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel of (impeccable) vibes and mood, a gay hymnal written from inside the guts of the two protagonists.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Yves Rees, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA breathtaking, sliding-doors, will-they-won't-they love story and a tender epic that explores the weight of a choice, the love of community and how joy is found in even the darkest corners. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eNewcastle, Australia, 1972. On a sticky summer night, a choice must be made: To give in to queer desire or suppress it? To venture into the unknown or stay the course? In alternating chapters, we trace the two versions of a life that follow. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eIn one, a teenage girl is caught kissing her neighbor and is kicked out from her home. She lands at a queer communal home in Sydney called Uranian House, where she meets the people who will forever become her family. Meanwhile, in the second, a teenage girl pushes down her lustful dreams of her best friend and eventually makes her way to a university in Sydney to study English literature. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eDuring pivotal moments, the physical space between these two women closes--like when they each meet the first great loves of their lives in 1977 at a protest, or when, almost a decade later, they are both rushed to the hospital with only a curtain between them. Through the AIDS crisis--and from classrooms to art galleries, beds to bars and hospitals to homes--we witness these two lives shadow each other until, finally and poignantly, they collide.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDylin Hardcastle (they\/them) is an award-winning author, artist, and screenwriter. They are the author of \u003ci\u003eBelow Deck\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eBreathing Under Water\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eRunning Like China\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). Their work has been published to critical acclaim in eleven territories and translated into eight languages. \u003ci\u003eA Language of Limbs\u003c\/i\u003e won the Kathleen Mitchell Award through Creative Australia. The novel has been optioned by Curio (Sony Pictures) and is in development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.22 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580141793587,"sku":"9780593852712","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/h1YT0XKYwq9780593852712.webp?v=1761504822","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-language-of-limbs-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}