In a failing city, a government program incentivizes couples to conjoinsurgically attach themselves to one anotherpromising a flourishing economy, ecological revitalization, and personal fulfillment. A student writing her dissertation on the programs history begins to suffer from insomnia. As her world unravels and under the weight of expectations by both society and her close friends, she worries that maybe they are all right when they tell her it would be betterfor the good of another person and for the good of the countryto sacrifice everything that she is and get conjoined. Mending Bodiesblends body horror and political allegory to explore a world where even the motives of those you love most are shaped by larger forces.

Paperback | 240 pages | 5.00″ x 8.00″