Click-Click

ISBN: 146628692X

Author: BarbG

Condition: New

Product Description What does it really mean to be an alien in America? Aging hipsters Linda and Gordon Alexander thought they knew as they struggled to make a living in the art and music-filled counter-cultural shadows. The siblings soon gain a completely different perspective when they conceal a hermaphroditic extraterrestrial in their urban Chicago home. The extraterrestrial and the Alexanders find a way to communicate by sharing detailed telepathic images of critical life experiences. The extraterrestrial learns about childhood tragedies, first loves, and the peculiarities of human gender, while the Alexanders learn how massive environmental damage on the strangers planet forced some of the people onto a sterile moon where food is scarce, population growth is strictly controlled, and returning home in their orb-shaped spaceships is forbidden. Despite being from radically different worlds they soon discover there might be some cultural universals after all. In addition to the quirky plot and edgy characters, CLICK-CLICK gently addresses issues of gender diversity, environmental destruction, and socioeconomic class from Lindas conflicted urbanite point of view. About the Author Author BarbG currently lives in Chicago with two long-haired night owls and a pack of unruly welfare wolves. In addition to writing, BarbG plays saxophone professionally and has completely useless degrees in anthropology, cultural geography, and mortuary science.