{"product_id":"the-symmetry-of-stars-paperback","title":"The Symmetry of Stars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of 2020's astonishing \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e comes another retelling of a chivalric legend, full of magic, myth and self-discovery.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Utterly enchanting\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBeyond the stars, two gods vie for rule of the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne stands for Nature - the belief that everything is stamped in flesh from the start. The other, Nurture - the belief that all is potential, that the true self is coaxed out through love and living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAnd so, they take a bet.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach immortal selects a set of twins as their champions. The twins that prevail in contest will decide which immortal rules....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a westerly valley, a girl and boy are born to a noble family, to be raised by a mysterious teacher - ready to love and instruct them in everything, regardless of society's expectations...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the east, a woman washes ashore on an island inhabited only by a sorcerer. With her final breaths, she gives birth to twins. These two are raised with careful neglect by the sorcerer - surrounded not with love but with danger, magic and wildness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociety expects these children to become men and women. But the immortals care nothing for human norms and raise the twins according to their own ends. Which twins will prevail?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat truly matters in determining who a person will become?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking the epic Italian legend of Orlando Furioso as his starting point, Alex Myers unravels a tale of fate, of East and West, of twinship and of heroic self-affirmation; once more translating a classic into a multilayered new story sure to delight fans of \u003cem\u003eUprooted\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Bear and the Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Myers is a writer, teacher, and speaker. Born and raised in Maine, Alex was raised as a girl and left to attend boarding school. At school, Alex came out as transgender, returning his senior year as a man, and was the first transgender student in his academy's history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex earned his bachelor's at Harvard University, studying Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Alex was the first openly transgender student at Harvard and worked to change the University's nondiscrimination clause to include gender identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince earning a master's degree in religion at Brown, Alex has pursued a career in teaching, as a transgender advocate, and as an active journalist contributing to the Guardian, Slate, THEM and other publications. He currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.8 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392337166514,"sku":"9780008352776","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/46ac6f1f76df41cf45fe6ec166e7cf23.webp?v=1777961446","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-symmetry-of-stars-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}