{"product_id":"beautyland-a-novel","title":"Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Dakota Johnson x TeaTime Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBest Science Fiction Book of All Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A book that I will recommend to people for the rest of my life.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Dakota Johnson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eParakeet\u003c\/i\u003e, Marie-Helene Bertino's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeautyland\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarie-Helene Bertino's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeautyland\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47961247187172,"sku":"9781250338020","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/5505\/3796\/files\/8154469b76b5f978db290ccc6f362a38cfba66cdf98226c9afbbc89d5ba90788.jpg?v=1772077219","url":"https:\/\/maplemercantilebooks.com\/products\/beautyland-a-novel","provider":"Maple Mercantile Book \u0026 Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}