{"product_id":"all-things-seen-and-unseen-paperback","title":"All Things Seen and Unseen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRj McDaniel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn incisive reflection on identity and wealth, and a refreshing racial queer story of survival\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAll Things Seen and Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e follows Alex Nguyen, an isolated, chronically ill university student in her early 20s. After a suicide attempt and subsequent lengthy hospitalization, she finds herself without a job, kicked out of campus housing, unable to afford school, and still struggling in the aftermath of a relationship's dissolution. Hope comes in the form of a rich high school friend who offers Alex a job housesitting at her family's empty summer mansion on a gulf island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurrounded by dense forest and ocean, in the increasingly oppressive heat of a 2010s summer, Alex must try to survive as an outsider in a remote, insular community; to navigate the awkward, unexpected beginnings of a possible new romance; and to live through the trauma she has repressed to survive, even as the memories -- and a series of increasingly unnerving events -- threaten to pull her back under the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRJ McDaniel \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, at least for now. Their essays on baseball and other topics have been featured in \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePRISM\u003c\/i\u003e, and VICE Sports, among others. They live in Vancouver. This is their debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695489650751,"sku":"9781770417090","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9c1a3655ccd23b2e1dbeb7cdaeedf14a.webp?v=1765003964","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/all-things-seen-and-unseen-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}