{"product_id":"portrait-of-a-body-julie-delporte-9781770466807","title":"Portrait of a Body","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA portrait of flourishing desire in a body ever-changing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she examines her life experience and traumas with great care, Delporte faces the questions about gender and sexuality that both haunt and entice her. Deeply informed by her personal relationships as much as queer art and theory, \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Body \u003c\/i\u003eis both a joyous and at times hard meditation on embodiment--a journey to be reunited with the self in an attempt to heal pain and live more authentically. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelporte's idyllic colored pencil drawings contrast with the near urgency that structures her confessional memoir. Each page is laden with revelation and enveloped in organic, natural shapes--rocks, flowers, intertwined bodies, women's hair blowing in the wind--captured with devotion. The vitality of these forms interspersed with Delporte's flowing handwriting hold space for her vivid and affecting observations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkillfully translated by Helge Dascher and Karen Houle, \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Body\u003c\/i\u003e provokes us to remain open to the lessons our bodies have on offer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Delporte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770466800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770466807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 6.35w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/26\/2024 pg. 1","brand":"Julie Delporte","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128892616959,"sku":"9781770466807","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fa37560-8e64-4180-ac0d-5e35e5be8705.jpg?v=1687460996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/portrait-of-a-body-julie-delporte-9781770466807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}