{"product_id":"tongue-by-kathryn-crowcroft-9781923106765","title":"Tongue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe more I learnt about the tongue the less certain I became about what the organ was for, which made me doubtful about what it really was.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA young researcher works in a university archive, intent on unveiling the history of the human tongue, its strange metaphors and hidden uses. The archival materials conjure memories of her own past, transporting her home, half a world away, into the silence lodged between herself and her mother. Alongside the academic work, she begins a second manuscript through which a personal reckoning takes place. Between library stacks and text messages, she confronts her own struggle to articulate the unspoken legacy that has shaped her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFramed through her research into the tongue and its untold cultural significance, Kathryn Crowcroft’s debut explores how the organ has been cast as both sacred and sinful across centuries. \u003ci\u003eTongue\u003c\/i\u003e takes the shape of a nodal essay, composed of discrete cells that mirror the form of the organ itself: porous, muscular, bifurcated. Written in the shadow of gendered violence, and attuned to the ways in which we speak and avoid speaking, the book offers a fierce, sensitive and unique articulation of the truths we learn to lie for. \u003ci\u003eTongue\u003c\/i\u003e creates a radical space for silence to resonate – and an exploration of how a voice might piece together what has been severed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuscular, reverent and beautifully researched, \u003ci\u003eTongue\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicate archive of our past and present mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e – Jessica Au\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712385188076,"sku":"9781923106765","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781923106765-tongue-1.jpg?v=1791855471","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/tongue-by-kathryn-crowcroft-9781923106765","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}