{"product_id":"body-of-stars","title":"Body of Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e'We have a new \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e... an exciting new literary voice with a dazzling imagination' EMMA KENNEDY\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eCompelling, menacing and ultimately uplifting, I fell headlong into the world of Body of Stars\u003ci\u003e' \u003c\/i\u003eSARAH WARD\u003cbr\u003e'Rapturously written and wildly original, Laura Maylene Walter's debut novel maps the dreams and nightmares of girlhood' EMILYY SCHULTZ\u003cbr\u003e'What a gift Laura Maylene Walter has given us in Body of Stars' ANNE VALENTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo future, dear reader, can break a woman on its own\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bold and dazzling exploration of fate and female agency in a world where women own the future but not their own bodies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike every woman, Celeste Morton holds a map of the future in her skin, every mole and freckle a clue to unlocking what will come to pass. With puberty comes the changeling period - when her final marks will appear and her future is decided.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe possibilities are tantalising enough for Celeste's excitement to outweigh her fear. Changelings are sought after commodities and abduction is rife as men seek to possess these futures for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCeleste's marks have always been closely entwined with her brother, Miles. Her skin holds a future only he, as a gifted interpreter, can read and he has always considered his sister his practice ground. But when Celeste's marks change she learns a devastating secret about her brother's future that she must keep to herself - and Miles is keeping a secret of his own. When the lies of brother and sister collide, Celeste determines to create a future that is truly her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBody of Stars \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent read about what happens when women are objectified and violently stripped of choice - and what happens when they fight back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Part allegory, part warning, and part celebration of the female body, this is a thrilling and flawlessly crafted debut about the potential women have to hold magic, make magic, and change the course of history with the underestimated weapons of intelligence and love.' Courtney Maum, , author of \u003ci\u003eTouch \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCostalegre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBody of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e sparks with tenderness and beauty, and Walter's writing on the female body is genuine art. A thought-provoking exploration of fate and forced binaries, this is a book that lingers.' Erika Swyler, author of\u003ci\u003e Light from Other Stars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Speculation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Laura Maylene Walter's \u003ci\u003eBody of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e will be enjoyed as a novel that employs the fantastic to inventively explore both the victimization and the power of women in a world very much like our own, but its central pleasure and achievement may be its depiction of a complicated and extraordinarily moving sibling relationship. In Walter's generous and capable hands, Miles and Celeste remind us that love often means damage, and that the true test of love is not avoiding that damage, but repairing it when we've caused it.' Karen Shepard, author of \u003ci\u003eKiss Me Someone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tender rebuke to the idea that biology is destiny, \u003ci\u003eBody of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e explores the boundaries of family, identity, and predestination. Through the lens of a complex coming-of-age story, Laura Maylene Walter asks us to consider how we can make the future matter when it seems like we already know its outlines, and what the difference is between the destiny of an individual and the fate of a society.' Adrienne Celt, author of \u003ci\u003eInvitation to a Bonfire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787503595699,"sku":"9781529349207","price":840.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477375869781529349207.jpg?v=1762820563","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/body-of-stars","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}