{"product_id":"green-glass-ghosts-paperback","title":"Green Glass Ghosts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRae Spoon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGem Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt age nineteen, the queer narrator of \u003ci\u003eGreen Glass Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e steps off a bus in downtown Vancouver, a city where the faceless condo towers of the wealthy loom over the streets to the east where folks are just trying to get by, against the deceptively beautiful backdrop of snow-capped mountains and sparkling ocean. It's the year 2000, and the world is still mostly analogue--pagers are the best way to get ahold of someone and resum s are printed out on paper and dropped off in person, and what's this new fad called webmail? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur hopeful hero arrives on the West Coast on the cusp of adulthood, fleeing a traumatic childhood in an unsafe family plagued by religious extremism, mental health crises, and abuse in a conservative town not known for accepting difference. They're eager to build a new life among like-minded folks, and before they know it, they've got a job, an apartment, and a relationship, dancing, busking, and making out in bars, parks, art spaces, and apartments across the city. But their search for belonging and stability is buried in drinking, jealousy, and painful memories of the past, distracting the protagonist from their ultimate goal of playing live music and spurring them to an emotional crisis. If they can't learn to care for themselves, how will they ever find true connection and community?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith haunting illustrations by Gem Hall that conjure the moody, misty urban landscape, \u003ci\u003eGreen Glass Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocation of that delicate, aching moment between youth and adulthood when we are trying, and often failing, to become the person we dream ourselves to be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAges 14 and up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRae Spoon is a non-binary performer, composer, music producer, and visual content producer\/director. They are the co-author (with Ivan Coyote) of \u003ci\u003eGender Failure\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Spring Grass Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. As a musician, they have released 11 albums, and is the founder of the music label Coax Records. They were the subject of \u003ci\u003eMy Prairie Home\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Film Board of Canada documentary that premiered at Sundance in 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGem Hall is a Vancouver-based artist and illustrator.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699617730623,"sku":"9781551528380","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dd199f6864e288fc043f448b41ab5eaf.webp?v=1765013917","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/green-glass-ghosts-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}