{"product_id":"the-endling-9781964992334","title":"The Endling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA feminist utopia crumbles with one impossible birth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn an isolated mountaintop, a small feminist community is fracturing under the weight of ideological divides and dwindling numbers. Mila struggles to hold the women together, while deeper in the bush her aunt Frank--an ailing recluse--lives with only her dog, Chicken Midnight, for company. Nearby, an orchid endling approaches its own death, and the extinction of its entire species.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Frank grows increasingly unwell and secretive about her condition, the community women begin mysteriously falling pregnant. When Mila gives birth to the only boy, their hardline separatist ideals face an impossible test.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVividly expressed, wildly funny, and wholly original, \u003cem\u003eThe Endling\u003c\/em\u003e examines the volatile intersection of community and politics, exploring what happens when the borders we construct between species, between sexes, between self and world prove more porous than we imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keely Jobe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribe Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964992334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJobe, Keely:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeely Jobe\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer of fiction and nonfiction living on the east coast of Lutruwita\/Tasmania with her partner and two staffies. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIsland Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAustralian Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCosmos\u003c\/em\u003e. She has a PhD in English and Creative Writing from the University of Tasmania and is the nonfiction editor at \u003cem\u003eIsland Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Endling\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel. Keely lives in Tasmania.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Keely Jobe \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48552040005789,"sku":"9781964992334","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_40b3e2cf-6bf1-4edb-83ff-b352f465cea7.jpg?v=1782828219","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-endling-9781964992334","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}