{"product_id":"boulder-9781913505387","title":"Boulder","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: And Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: And Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: World Literature - Spain - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking as a cook on a merchant ship, a woman comes to know and love Samsa, a woman who gives her the nickname \"Boulder.\" When Samsa gets a job in Reykjavik and the couple decides to move there together, Samsa decides that she wants to have a child. She is already forty and can't bear to let the opportunity pass her by. Boulder is less enthused, but doesn't know how to say no--and so finds herself dragged along on a journey that feels as thankless as it is alien.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With motherhood changing Samsa into a stranger, Boulder must decide where her priorities lie, and whether her yearning for freedom can truly trump her yearning for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce again, Eva Baltasar demonstrates her preeminence as a chronicler of queer voices navigating a hostile world--and in prose as brittle and beautiful as an ancient saga.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"And Other Stories","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45045628731543,"sku":"9781913505387","price":1029.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781913505387.webp?v=1769216972","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/boulder-9781913505387","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}