{"product_id":"deflection-of-pig-ponies-paperback","title":"Deflection of Pig-Ponies - 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\u003eJoan Laurie Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarlene D. Mor l is an emotionally troubled Chinese-American teenage girl growing up in Utopia-Zurich, Switzerland. To avoid her drunk, abusive father, who is the Swiss version of Oscar Wilde and her American mother, a has-been soap opera star, who has no interest in her chubby, slant-eyed daughter, Marlene spends most of her time hiding inside the warehouse, which houses the family business, Mor l Theatrical Costumier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preferring life among mannequins, props and costumes, Marlene has created over the years, a life of make-believe, where her imagination runs rampant. Trouble is, unbeknownst to her, she's also created an alter-ego named Bad Egg who happens to be a 'toon' and who wants to eliminate Marlene's personality all together. And to make things worse, Bad Egg has also created an alter-ego ego in the form of Kali, the Hindu Goddess of Sex and Destruction who plans on murdering Marlene's abusive father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Between these three out of control personalities, not to mention, Marlene's difficult circumstances with both parents, the poor girl ends up in a mental institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With the help of a Jungian psychologist named Dr. Karin Sommerfeldt, Marlene D. Mor l's multiple act of misfits finally become solo again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeflection of Pig-Ponies\u003c\/i\u003e is a cross between the films, \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52835037020465,"sku":"9780595349067","price":23.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/MitidzhTSUg5UXJXemtKbDN4bCszZz09.webp?v=1771372341","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/deflection-of-pig-ponies-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}