{"product_id":"runs-in-the-blood-matthew-j-trafford-9781834050140","title":"Runs in the Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dark and funny short story collection that reveals poignant truths about queer chosen family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lesbian mother feels out of place taking her daughter to a princess party; a gay couple turns to unconventional means to create their baby; a grieving man winds up on a date with a centaur; an agoraphobic must make an impossible choice before time runs out. This is the unnerving world of \u003cem\u003eRuns in the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, Matthew J. Trafford's sophomore story collection, and it pulses with humour, anxiety, and profound disquiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkly satirical and unflinchingly human, the stories of \u003cem\u003eRuns in the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e unsettle our notions of family, whether biological or chosen. Careening through the space beyond nature versus nurture, its characters--betrayed, wounded, unequipped--wrangle with their own worst instincts and the grotesqueries of the modern world, attempting to create families worth holding on to and to protect the children they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelightful and disarming, odd and audacious, \u003cem\u003eRuns in the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e announces the return of a bold and fearless writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew J. Trafford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1834050146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781834050140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Matthew J. Trafford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881135001855,"sku":"9781834050140","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f2b36b2-a12e-4d33-af96-774c6d5e7936.jpg?v=1747970780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/runs-in-the-blood-matthew-j-trafford-9781834050140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}