{"product_id":"bind-me-tighter-still","title":"Bind Me Tighter Still","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAUTHOR OF AWARD-WINNING, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eANIMAL WIFE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF CAI EMMONS FICTION AWARD and ERIC HOFFER AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFOREWORD INDIE AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"The poetic prose mixed with the intense subject matter creates an undertow that will pull readers in.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚Äî\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄúA modern-day fairy tale that is both ghastly and beautiful.‚Äù‚ÄîKirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMother and daughter mermaids navigate starting over and finding their place in the world in Lara Ehrlich‚Äôs debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe youngest siren sister, Ceto is weary of an existence driven by hunger, no better than a fish. She trades her tail for legs, marries the first man she meets, and bears a daughter‚Äîonly to find domesticity as suffocating as the sea. Craving more, Ceto flees with her daughter Naia back to the ocean, where she reinvents herself as the star of a mermaid burlesque, performing in a lavish tank carved into the limestone cliffs above the waves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Sirenland, Ceto‚Äôs sensual performances and the erotic allure of her trained sirens transform the seaside attraction into a national sensation‚Äîa glittering empire where spectacle, desire, and female power reign. But as Naia comes of age and begins to question her mother‚Äôs vision, the boundary between empowerment and exploitation grows dangerously thin. When a shocking death rocks Sirenland, Ceto‚Äôs rule is threatened, and mother and daughter must reckon with the cost of performance on their already tenuous bond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBind Me Tighter Still\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a lush, provocative exploration of power, sex, sacrifice, and motherhood‚Äîa celebration of female strength in a world determined to tame it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expandev\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318928871709,"sku":"9781636282800","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781636282800.jpg?v=1757017129","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/bind-me-tighter-still","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}