{"product_id":"femke-by-david-cameron","title":"'Femke' by David Cameron","description":"\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69eabb59-4cc8-839c-8c97-e04927ef0509-3\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-28\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"21892b4c-2ff3-472b-8d87-5747a6d381eb\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\"\u003eFemke drifts through turn-of-the-century Amsterdam with her dog Bibi, moving between parks, squats, addicts, and the decaying edges of the city.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\"\u003eShe’s a flâneur with a taste for invention—given to lies, seizures she calls trances, and a sharp, needling wit. Her mother is volatile, her father dead but still present as a colonial taint, and Femke treats all of it as material rather than inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"792\"\u003eThe novel tracks her movement, Cameron keeps things tight and controlled, letting Femke’s voice carry the book. Throughout she is acerbic, observant, occasionally (read: often) unreliable. Read as a portrait of someone constructing themselves in real time, using the city, memory, and fiction interchangeably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"906\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover, Taproot Press (2023). Very good condition—clean boards and pages, minimal handling wear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44531072794707,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext_14.png?v=1777163924","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/femke-by-david-cameron","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}