{"product_id":"beautyland-9780374109288","title":"Beautyland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth, by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eParakeet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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 reaches for warmth and light. As a child, she recognizes that she is different; she also 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. But at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges Adina to share her messages with the world. Is there a chance she is not alone? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA blazing novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life in our universe, Marie-Helene Bertino's \u003ci\u003eBeautyland \u003c\/i\u003eis a remarkable evocation of feeling in exile at home and introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374109288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marie-Helene Bertino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43291124859061,"sku":"9780374109288","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b1cbad0a-e4db-43f3-9867-3c3accdaacf8.jpg?v=1700540284","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beautyland-9780374109288","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}