{"product_id":"land-of-milk-and-honey-9780593538258","title":"Land of Milk and Honey","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR, TOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY\u003c\/i\u003e, KIRKUS REVIEWS, \u003ci\u003eESQUIRE, \u003c\/i\u003eELECTRIC LITERATURE, \u003cb\u003e SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN AND MORE\u003c\/b\u003e! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most pleasurable, inventive reads of the year... fiendishly, deliciously fun.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A profound exploration of human nature, the allure of pleasure and the choices we make in the face of adversity.\"\u003cb\u003e--NPR, \"Books We Love\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's rare to read anything that feels this unique.\" -GABRIELLE ZEVIN, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLand of Milk and Honey\u003c\/i\u003e is truly exceptional.\"-ROXANE GAY, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esharp, sensual piece of art.\"-RAVEN LEILANI, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLuster\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHow Much of These Hills Is Gold\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a rapturous and revelatory novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing. A chef escapes her dying career in a dreary city to take a job at a decadent mountaintop colony seemingly free of the world's troubles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There, the sky is clear again. Rare ingredients abound. Her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter have built a lush new life for the global elite, one that reawakens the chef to the pleasures of taste, touch, and her own body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this atmosphere of hidden wonders and cool, seductive violence, the chef's boundaries undergo a thrilling erosion. Soon she is pushed to the center of a startling attempt to reshape the world far beyond the plate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sensuous and surprising, joyous and bitingly sharp, told in language as alluring as it is original, \u003ci\u003eLand of Milk and Honey\u003c\/i\u003e lays provocatively bare the ethics of seeking pleasure in a dying world. It is a daringly imaginative exploration of desire and deception, privilege and faith, and the roles we play to survive. Most of all, it is a love letter to food, to wild delight, and to the transformative power of a woman embracing her own appetite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593538258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"C. Pam Zhang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44507440382133,"sku":"9780593538258","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e688a3b5-49d4-46fa-8868-9fc6c4af5609.jpg?v=1722312418","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/land-of-milk-and-honey-9780593538258","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}