{"product_id":"confessions-of-the-fox","title":"Confessions of the Fox","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice: \"A mind-bending romp through a gender-fluid, eighteenth century London . . . a joyous mash-up of literary genres shot through with queer theory and awash in sex, crime, and revolution.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eHuffPost \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Lambda Literary Award \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eShortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e \"A dazzling tale of queer romance and resistance.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack Sheppard and Edgeworth Bess were the most notorious thieves, jailbreakers, and lovers of eighteenth-century London. Yet no one knows the true story; their confessions have never been found. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Until now. Reeling from heartbreak, a scholar named Dr. Voth discovers a long-lost manuscript--a gender-defying exposé of Jack and Bess's adventures. Is \u003ci\u003eConfessions of the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e an authentic autobiography or a hoax? As Dr. Voth is drawn deeper into Jack and Bess's tale of underworld resistance and gender transformation, it becomes clear that their fates are intertwined--and only a miracle will save them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing with the narrative mastery of Sarah Waters and the playful imagination of Nabokov, Jordy Rosenberg is an audacious storyteller of extraordinary talent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eConfessions of the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A cunning metafiction of vulpine versatility . . . an action-adventure tale with postmodern flourishes; an academic comedy spliced with period erotica; an intimate meditation on belonging.\"\u003cb\u003e--Katy Waldman, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eConfessions of the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e is so goddamned good. Reading it was like an out-of-body experience. I want to run through the streets screaming about it. It should be in the personal canon of every queer and non-cis person. \u003ci\u003eRead it.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e--Carmen Maria Machado, National Book Award finalist for \u003ci\u003eHer Body and Other Parties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A hat tip to \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e . . . a running footnote hall of mirrors to rival Borges . . . one of the most trenchant calls for progressive action that I have read in a very long time.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An ambitious work of metafiction, a sexy queer love story . . . a bold first novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"One World","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943539736807,"sku":"9780399592287","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_f7be5f82-35dd-4914-98d4-b824b80561c9.jpg?v=1775325435","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/confessions-of-the-fox","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}