{"product_id":"wolf-act-paperback-softback-9780299349943","title":"Wolf Act (Paperback \/ softback) 9780299349943","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWolf Act\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAJ Romriell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299349943\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWolf Act\u003c\/i\u003e moves in the way a body does, an evocative intertwining of memories through the complexities of deep familial love, the alienating potential of religious orthodoxy, the thrilling and shameful experiences of adolescence, and the search for love (including self-love) in a homophobic culture that narrowly defines lovability.”—Elissa Washuta, author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAs a child, AJ Romriell strove to obey his Mormon leaders’ every rule. If he was faithful enough, he was taught, God would remove temptations. But at nineteen, returning home early from his mission after admitting his attraction to men, he was forced to make a decision: either stay the course or work to accept himself fully and risk losing family, community, and the Church he’d devoted his life to. His decision to pursue radical acceptance would turn out to be just one step toward reclaiming his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through linked personal essays crafted in lyric, fabulist, and fragmented forms, \u003ci\u003eWolf Act\u003c\/i\u003e charts a young man’s transformation. Weaving together wolfish fairy tales and mythology, Mormon theology and practice, piercings and tattoos, cave explorations, ghost stories, and more, Romriell explores a childhood of hiding, a familial reckoning, a religious exodus, and an effort to understand one’s life as worth saving—even when the meaning of the word “saving” must be reimagined.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Wolf Boy Overture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ACT I\u003cbr\u003e Names \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003e Other Prophecies\u003cbr\u003e Stain\u003cbr\u003e Mormon Lessons on Modesty\u003cbr\u003e Gracious Ruin\u003cbr\u003e A Wolf Boy Interlude\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ACT II\u003cbr\u003e Showerhead Reflections\u003cbr\u003e Wolf Act\u003cbr\u003e A Dictionary of the Voiceless\u003cbr\u003e The Magic Kingdom: Part 1, Forced Perspective\u003cbr\u003e The Magic Kingdom: Part 2, Unicorns and Broken Things\u003cbr\u003e A Wolf Boy Interlude\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ACT III\u003cbr\u003e Howl\u003cbr\u003e Piercing\u003cbr\u003e Ghost Boys: A Bricolage\u003cbr\u003e Searching for Spirits in Quarantine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e WOLF BOY CODA\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530916098328,"sku":"9780299349943","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wolf-act-paperback-softback-9780299349943","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}