{"product_id":"palimpsest-9780553385762","title":"Palimpsest","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the Cities of Coin and Spice\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eIn the Night Garden\u003c\/b\u003e introduced readers to the unique and intoxicating imagination of Catherynne M. Valente. Now she weaves a lyrically erotic spell of a place where the grotesque and the beautiful reside and the passport to our most secret fantasies begins with a stranger's kiss....\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween life and death, dreaming and waking, at the train stop beyond the end of the world is the city of Palimpsest. To get there is a miracle, a mystery, a gift, and a curse--a voyage permitted only to those who've always believed there's another world than the one that meets the eye. Those fated to make the passage are marked forever by a map of that wondrous city tattooed on their flesh after a single orgasmic night. To this kingdom of ghost trains, lion-priests, living kanji, and cream-filled canals come four travelers: Oleg, a New York locksmith; the beekeeper November; Ludovico, a binder of rare books; and a young Japanese woman named Sei. They've each lost something important--a wife, a lover, a sister, a direction in life--and what they will find in Palimpsest is more than they could ever imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spectra Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553385762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.34w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Spectrum Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugo Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/08\/2008 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2009 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009 pg. 70 - Very Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2009 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catherynne Valente","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38022955761845,"sku":"9780553385762","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a50369b3-7fe7-43ac-bfee-6f8d0c66d848.jpg?v=1609183215","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/palimpsest-9780553385762","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}