{"product_id":"andtrj","title":"And They Were Roommates, by Rose Jean","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProse, chapbook, 36 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Historians have long debated the nature of the Boston marriage. Were these two women roommates? A couple? In love?”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe short works of fiction in Rose Jean’s \u003cem\u003eAnd They Were Roommates\u003c\/em\u003e cover the storied lesbian tradition of common-law marriages, from 19th-century New England to 1970s Japanese yuri to modern-day UHaulers in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eMake no mistake— these Boston Marriages are no mere financial, platonic, or practical arrangements. These are queer love stories of lust, loss, heartbreak, and horror that two women can inflict on each other, while maintaining a lease together all the while. \u003cem\u003eAnd They Were Roommates\u003c\/em\u003e is Rose Jean’s debut chapbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRose Jean is an emerging multi-genre writer, aspiring Québécoise, and prolific lesbian based in Montreal. Her work is published or forthcoming in Bottlecap Press, \u003cem\u003eCatatonic \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaughters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ethe Bull \u0026amp; Bear\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcGill International Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcGill Journal of Political Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePink Plastic House a tiny journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSinister Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. A soon-to-be graduate of McGill University with a Joint Honours BA in English Literature and Political Science, Rose is currently plotting her next move. Find her on Twitter @softboiledbabe and on Instagram @rosej3an.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rose Jean","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":39653420597319,"sku":"ANDTRJ","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":39653420630087,"sku":"ANDTRJe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/products\/roommatesfront.png?v=1697488941","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/andtrj","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}