{"title":"Chana Porter","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our Chana Porter book collection, where the boundaries of Sci-Fi and Fantasy are reimagined through extraordinary narratives. Chana Porter, a playwright and author renowned for her innovative storytelling, deftly blends speculative fiction with profound social commentary. Her works invite readers to explore worlds that challenge conventional thinking and delve into philosophical musings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong her captivating titles, \u003cem\u003eThe Seep\u003c\/em\u003e stands out as a thought-provoking exploration of utopia, identity, and transformation. This novel beckons readers into a future altered by a benevolent alien presence, where the lines between human and other are beautifully blurred. \u003cem\u003eThe Thick and The Lean\u003c\/em\u003e continues Porter's tradition of weaving intricate tales that question societal norms and individual desires, encouraging readers to ponder deeper meanings while being thoroughly entertained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're a fan of speculative fiction that intertwines the fantastical with the cerebral, Chana Porter's books will undoubtedly captivate your imagination and provoke insightful reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-seep-by-chana-porter-9781789095173","title":"The Seep","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seep\u003c\/i\u003e features Trina Goldberg-Oneka, a fifty-year-old trans woman whose life is irreversibly altered in the wake of a gentle, yet nonetheless world-changing, invasion by an alien entity called The Seep. Through The Seep, everything is connected. Capitalism falls, hierarchies and barriers are broken down; if something can be imagined, it is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrina and her wife, Deeba, live blissfully under The Seep's utopian influence—until Deeba begins to imagine what it might be like to be reborn as a baby, which will give her the chance at an even better life. Using Seeptech to make this dream a reality, Deeba moves on to a new existence, leaving Trina devastated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeartbroken and deep into an alcoholic binge, Trina follows a lost boy she encounters, embarking on an unexpected quest. In her attempt to save him from The Seep, she will confront not only one of its most avid devotees but also the terrifying void that Deeba has left behind. A strange new elegy of love and loss, \u003ci\u003eThe Seep\u003c\/i\u003e explores grief, alienation, and the ache of moving on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and don't see our own world. Mesmerizing. - Jeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46708867989740,"sku":"9781789095173","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27480773482824.jpg?v=1754079632"},{"product_id":"the-thick-and-the-lean-by-chana-porter-9781803366180","title":"The Thick and The Lean","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seep\u003c\/i\u003e comes a provocative and astonishing new novel where three women from a strange new world seek to break free of a society that wants to constrain their attitudes towards food, sex, and their own bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the quaint religious town of Seagate, abstaining from food brings one closer to God. But Beatrice Bolano is hungry. She craves the forbidden: butter, flambé, marzipan. As Seagate takes increasingly extreme measures to regulate every calorie its citizens consume, Beatrice must make a choice: give up her secret passion for cooking or leave the only community she has known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElsewhere, Reiko Rimando has left her modest roots for a college tech scholarship in the big city. A flawless student, she is set up for success... until her school pulls her funding, leaving her to face either a mountain of debt or a humiliating return home. But Reiko is done being at the mercy of the system. She forges a third path—outside of the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the guidance of a mysterious cookbook written by a kitchen maid centuries ago, Beatrice and Reiko each grasp for a life of freedom—something more easily imagined than achieved in a world dominated by catastrophic corporate greed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA startling fable of the entwined perils of capitalism, body politics, and the stigmas women face for appetites of every kind, Chana Porter's profound new novel explores the reclamation of pleasure as a revolutionary act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46708985987308,"sku":"9781803366180","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1676103482830.jpg?v=1754086786"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/chana-porter.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}