{"product_id":"2940148792277","title":"Anomalous: A Novella of Sexual Selfhood","description":"In the fall semester of 2011, when the professor of the Human Sexuality class tells the students that this class will change their lives, it's a line each of them has heard before in other classes. But the group of eight who wind up thrown together for weekly small-group discussions couldn't possibly have anticipated the bizarre reaches to which their talks would roam. By some convergence of fate, collected among the eight is a breadth of experience far exceeding the average. With norms being violated left and right, it's no wonder that the group often descends into argument.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUltimately, as circumstances continue to conspire to make them question the value of the hard work they've put in trying to understand each other over the weeks, can they each reach beyond the provincial territory of near and dear personal fetishes to embrace a wider humanity? Can the LGBT members accept their straight counterparts, and can the kinky accept the vanilla among them? Can all of them possibly expand their reality to include even a voluntary amputee, or even a man who repeatedly stages his girlfriend's fake death for their mutual enjoyment? And just what dole do disability and body modification play in identity and sexuality? By turns raw, humorous, and poignant, this novella weaves together multiple narratives to make a new kind of tapestry of what it means to be a sexual being.","brand":"Elio Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111571013872,"sku":"2940148792277","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148792277_p0.jpg?v=1763708192","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148792277","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}