{"product_id":"the-falling-woman-9781504053266","title":"The Falling Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Nebula Award: An archaeologist with a strange power risks death to unlock the secret of the Mayans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When night falls over the Yucatan, the archaeologists lay down their tools. But while her colleagues relax, Elizabeth Butler searches for shadows. A famous scientist with a reputation for eccentricity, she carries a strange secret. Where others see nothing but dirt and bones and fragments of pottery, Elizabeth sees shades of the men and women who walked this ground thousands of years before. She can speak to the past--and the past is beginning to speak back.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Elizabeth communes with ghosts, the daughter she abandoned flies to Mexico hoping for a reunion. She finds a mother embroiled in the supernatural, on a quest for the true reason for the Mayans' disappearance. To dig up the truth, the archaeologist who talks to the dead must learn a far more difficult skill: speaking to her daughter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A lovely and literate exploration of the dark moment where myth and science meet.\" --Samuel R. Delany\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Murphy's  blend] of fantasy and reality honorably recalls the novels of Margaret Atwood.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Murphy's convincing modern setting is a marvelous foil for her frighteningly alien Mayan ghost, and the archeological material, besides being fascinating in its own right, is put to excellent use in the plot.\" --\u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pat Murphy has won numerous awards for her thoughtful, literary science fiction and fantasy writing, including two Nebula Awards, the Philip K. Dick Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Seiun Award, and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. She has published eight novels and many short stories. Her works include \u003cem\u003eRachel in Love\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Falling Woman\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe City\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNot Long After\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eNadya\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eAdventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel that \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e called the \"cerebral equivalent of a roller-coaster ride.\" Her children's novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, received a Christopher Award in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In addition to writing fiction, Pat writes about science for children and adults. She has authored three science books for adults and more than fifteen science activity books for children. Her science writings have been honored with the American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award, the Science Books and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books, the Pirelli INTERNETional Award for environmental publishing, and an award from \u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1991, with writer Karen Fowler, Pat cofounded the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, an annual literary prize for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender roles. This award is funded by grassroots efforts that include auctions and bake sales, harnessing the power of chocolate chip cookies in an ongoing effort to change the world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pat enjoys looking for and making trouble. Her favorite color is ultraviolet. Her favorite book is whichever one she is working on right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Science \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504053266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.70d","brand":"Pat Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655198273692,"sku":"9781504053266","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d057cfca-6ad7-4a60-a5c4-2ab472b4c901.jpg?v=1603884970","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-falling-woman-9781504053266","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}