{"product_id":"staying-power-on-queerness-inheritances-and-the-families-we-choose-9781834050164","title":"Staying Power: On Queerness, Inheritances, and the Families We Choose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA remarkably frank memoir about interdependence, grieving, and parenting as a queer femme that doesn't leave out the messy or the erotic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStaying Power\u003c\/em\u003e, Zena Sharman's memoir in essays, is a beautiful and honest journey of care work, grief, parenting, and chosen family in the wake of intergenerational trauma. Exploring the lessons and inheritances of being raised by survivors of complex traumas, the book challenges the notion that one must be healed in order to parent well and celebrates the transformative power of queer family-making beyond gay marriage and assimilation into the nuclear family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book, which recounts the author's experiences of raising three children in a four-parent queer family, asks, \"If leaving has helped you survive, how do you learn to stay?\" Sharman finds answers in queer kinship, femme erotics, Leatherdyke lineages, and the radical possibilities inherent in doing motherwork outside of motherhood, recognizing that sometimes you fight the thing you want most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStaying Power\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving, deeply personal account of one person's journey of unlearning independence through an experiment in queer collective care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zena Sharman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781834050164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZena Sharman \u003c\/strong\u003e(she\/her) is an essayist and non-fiction writer whose work explores themes of community, identity, and care. She is the editor of several anthologies, including \u003cem\u003eThe Care We Dream Of\u003c\/em\u003e and the Lambda Literary award-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Remedy\u003c\/em\u003e (both Arsenal Pulp Press). \u003cem\u003eStaying Power\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut memoir. In 2026, Zena was awarded Douglas College's highest honor--Honorary Fellow--for her contribution to Canadian literature and dedication to supporting inclusive care at all stages of life. She lives in Duncan, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Zena Sharman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809126170781,"sku":"9781834050164","price":37.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_eb71c714-c302-4cf3-bc83-1fb034581ff4.jpg?v=1775556923","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/staying-power-on-queerness-inheritances-and-the-families-we-choose-9781834050164","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}