{"product_id":"midwatch-paperback","title":"Midwatch - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJillian Danback-McGhan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Danback-McGhan's exquisite and unforgettable stories reveal the ways that women are made to pay for serving in the military. Heartbreaking, funny, and wise, Danback-McGhan's debut will linger beyond the midwatch hours.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eIvelisse Rodriguez\u003c\/b\u003e, author of PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction finalist\u003ci\u003e Love War Stories\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jillian Danback-McGhan arrives with a great blend of literary swagger and artistic vision. What a bold, brilliant debut.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eMatt Gallagher, \u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eDaybreak\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmpire City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYoungblood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beware the power of stories, behold the power of stories...\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e demands that we not look away, that we not stuff up our ears, that we believe the women who've sacrificed when they tell us what it cost.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eTravis Klempan\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eHave Snakes, Need Birds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHills Hide Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWomen service members confront a world that treats their military service as spectacle in Jillian Danback-McGhan's debut short story collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMidwatch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003eCaught in the liminal spaces between past and present, trauma and recovery, reality and delusion, the women in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMidwatch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e encounter gender performance, structural misogyny, and both social and personal violence. A boarding officer fights her destructive impulses while leading an ill-fated anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden; an alcoholic company officer adjudicates a case of sexual harassment and reciprocal assault; a former child actor turned Marine plans her return to showbusiness while recovering from an IED attack; and a young petty officer finds herself entangled in a murderous love triangle on her new ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending military literature and feminist horror, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMidwatch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e tells the overlooked stories of women service members, demanding that readers reconsider the roles of women in violent conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46698800316601,"sku":"9781952897351","price":33.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/BLbYVUa0G9781952897351.webp?v=1782970726","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/midwatch-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}