{"product_id":"my-body-is-distant-by-paige-maylott-9781770416918","title":"My Body Is Distant","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Body Is Distant\u003c\/i\u003e is a trans, coming-out story like no other. Beautifully crafted, propulsive and by turns heartbreaking and funny, Paige Maylott offers us a guided tour of gaming communities and virtual romance, and how they can create collisions and liberation in real life.\u003c\/b\u003e — Farzana Doctor, author of \u003ci\u003eSeven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Still Look the Same\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying and vulnerable memoir that invites readers into an intimate conversation about our digital and physical selves, gender, and belonging.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Body Is Distant\u003c\/i\u003e, Paige Maylott writes about her life — both virtual and IRL — as she explores her authentic self and sexuality through dream-like virtual worlds. While Paige dances in online BDSM clubs and hurls spells on virtual battlefields, she is swept into a fairy tale romance that pushes her into discovery mode: How can she transcend her carefully curated computer universe and manifest that happiness in the real world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs she discovers the person she is meant to be, Paige contends with a cancer diagnosis and an imploding marriage while struggling to convert an online love story into reality. When a humiliation at work provides the necessary push to transition, Paige finds the freedom to explore her new self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart trans woman’s coming-out story and part heartfelt romance, \u003ci\u003eMy Body Is Distant\u003c\/i\u003e follows Paige from a childhood obsession with the 1980s game \u003ci\u003eZork\u003c\/i\u003e, through a health crisis and divorce, to, ultimately, an affirmation of authenticity and self-love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46628029628652,"sku":"9781770416918","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9212963482818.jpg?v=1751897235","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/my-body-is-distant-by-paige-maylott-9781770416918","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}