{"product_id":"when-the-moon-was-ours-a-novel","title":"When the Moon Was Ours: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2016 Tiptree Award Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature Stonewall Book Award Honor  \"McLemore dances deftly across genres  uniquely weaving glistening strands of culture  myth  dream  mystery  love  and gender identity to create a tale that resonated to my core. Its that rare kind of book that you want to read slowly  deliciously  savoring every exquisite sentence.\" Laura Resau  Amricas Award Winning Author of Red Glass and The Queen of Water  At once a lush fairytale  an unforgettable queer romance  and a celebration of trans love  Anna-Marie McLemores When the Moon Was Ours is a modern classic that proves there is magic in being yourself.  To everyone who knows them  best friends Miel and Samir are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miels wrist  and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Samir is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town.  As odd as everyone considers Miel and Samir  even they stay away from the Bonner girls  four beautiful sisters rumored to be witches. But now the sisters want the roses that grow from Miels skin  convinced that their scent can make anyone fall in love. And theyre willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up-- including Samirs past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986298269749,"sku":"ByrdShop_125005866X","price":26.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781250058669.jpg?v=1770895111","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/when-the-moon-was-ours-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}