{"product_id":"because-we-were-christian-girls-paperback","title":"Because We Were Christian Girls - 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\u003eVirgie Townsend\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Virgie Townsend's own experiences growing up in an independent fundamental Baptist church, the seven stories in \u003ci\u003eBecause We Were Christian Girls\u003c\/i\u003e examine religious and gender oppression through an unforgettable cast of Christian fundamentalist girls. In the titular story, Townsend writes, \" All Christian girls know what happens when they disobey, even if it's by accident. We end up pregnant, kicked out of our churches, and used as examples in sermons about what happens to disobedient Christian girls. Eventually we go to hell, where we fall for eternity in a dark, fiery pit, bound in rough chains that tear and burn our flesh, deprived of any human contact except for listening to the eternal screams of other Christian girls who are also bound, falling, and should have listened to their elders.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirgie Townsend (she\/they) is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eBecause We Were Christian Girls\u003c\/i\u003e (Black Lawrence Press, 2022). As a fiction writer, essayist, and reporter, her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Sun, Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSmokeLong Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Virgie lives in Syracuse, New York, with her family. Find her online at virgietownsend.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098119069920,"sku":"9781625570475","price":12.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/FK1wc0fzag9781625570475.webp?v=1781691772","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/because-we-were-christian-girls-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}