{"product_id":"the-head-robyn-braun-9781773371153","title":"The Head: A Novella","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Intelligent, spooky, original, and fall-down funny, \u003cem\u003eThe Head\u003c\/em\u003e runs in dark layers from page one.\" - Jason Emde, author of \u003cem\u003eLittle Bit Die\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA surreal and penetrating tale of academia, work life, and surviving trauma.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the morning of her thirtieth birthday, Dr. Trish Russo, a math professor at Cascadia University, discovers a disembodied but living infant head on her dresser. Attached to nothing, somehow it still manages to wail and produce tears. Unsure what else to do, she takes it with her to work, if only to keep her neighbours from complaining about the head's terrible cries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the university, her colleagues are mortified, not of the head itself, but that Trish has brought it into the office with her. She is soon put on leave and hopes that visiting her parents might provide some solace and advice on what she should do with the head. But no matter where she turns, Trish finds no help and is instead vilified for not knowing what to do with this impossible thing that has happened to her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Head\u003c\/em\u003e is a bizarre journey through trauma, bad relationships, and toxic workplace culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robyn Braun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773371150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773371153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Great Plains Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Robyn Braun","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897592897791,"sku":"9781773371153","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_721e7c8c-dc12-4311-acce-a2cce3436785.jpg?v=1721374287","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-head-robyn-braun-9781773371153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}