{"product_id":"beautyland-marie-helene-bertino","title":"Beautyland, Marie-Helene Bertino","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescription\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eParakeet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Marie-Helene Bertino’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBeautyland\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn’t feel at home on Earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born to a single mother in Philadelphia. Adina Giorno is tiny and jaundiced, but she reaches for warmth and light. As a child, she recognizes that she is different: She possesses knowledge of a faraway planet. The arrival of a fax machine enables her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives, beings who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor years, as she moves through the world and makes a life for herself among humans, she dispatches transmissions on the terrors and surprising joys of their existence. Then, at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges Adina to share her messages with the world. Is there a chance she is not alone?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarie-Helene Bertino’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBeautyland\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life on our Earth and in our universe. It is a remarkable evocation of the feeling of being in exile at home, and it introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e336 pages, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.8 x 1.15 x 8.55 inches, \u003c\/span\u003ehardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45871773450465,"sku":"9780374109288","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9558\/8015\/files\/Screenshot2024-11-03at6.39.18PM.png?v=1730677166","url":"https:\/\/pressshopatl.shop\/products\/beautyland-marie-helene-bertino","provider":"Pressshopatl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}