{"product_id":"blueprints-paperback-3","title":"Blueprints - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCrystal Jeans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA searing, reflective and truthful collection of essays by award-winning writer, Crystal Jeans, as she explores the struggles of addiction and mental health during the turbulent transition of adolescence into adulthood through to the strains of marriage, childbirth and parenting. Growing up in south Wales, navigating gender and sexuality, Jeans writes about her relationships with others as well as her own body with a frank self-awareness. Fiercely feminist, brutally honest and full of sharp cultural references, \u003ci\u003eBlueprints\u003c\/i\u003e is not another trauma story but a vital validation of the act of writing about pain and loss while grappling with identity in a troubled world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrystal Jeans' collection of stories \u003ci\u003eLight Switches are My Kryptonite\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Wales Book of the Year. Her recent fiction includes \u003ci\u003eThe Inverts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAccidental Darlings\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut short-story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian Tigers of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Polari Prize. She lives in Pontypridd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.81 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48343078404317,"sku":"9781917140966","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ccHZW2T1vZ9781917140966_8dcb8f2e-7cb3-4b1b-bfa3-cb48fbd00a3e.webp?v=1786061641","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/blueprints-paperback-3","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}